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NASA scientists recently discovered that
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Earth briefly gained a second moon the
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small asteroid 2024 pt5 on Sunday
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September 29 this asteroid part of the
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Arjuna asteroid belt usually orbits the
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Sun but was temporarily captured by
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Earth's gravity unlike our moon which
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has been with Earth for about 4 billion
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years this mini moon will remain in
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Earth's orbit for only a short time
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departing by November 25th 2024 Carlos
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deaf fente Marcos an expert on Mini
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moons explained that the asteroid will
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be temporarily captured from September
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29th to November 25th he added that 2024
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pt5 belongs to the Arjuna asteroid belt
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whose objects closely follow Earth's
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orbit asteroid 2024 pt5 is just 37 ft
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wide making it much smaller and harder
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2,159 M wide Moon though difficult to
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spot with regular telescopes
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professional astronomers might be able
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to capture some images of it after its
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brief stay near Earth 2024 pt5 will
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return to orbiting the Sun as
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researchers release more information
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about this asteroid I will continue
