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Is our Moon’s long-lost twin stalking Mars? – SYFY WIRE

Mars is being stalked—not just by humans who have their eye on for future missions and potential off-Earth colonies—but by another space rock.

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Mars is being stalkednot just by humans who have their eye on for future missions and potential off-Earth coloniesbut by another space rock.
This asteroid is much smaller than the Red Planet. Otherwise known as a Trojan, it follows a planets orbit because it is gravitationally trapped 60 degrees ahead or behind of that planet. It could have possibly broken off from the Moon when intense collisions were still shaping the early solar system. An international team of astronomers and planetary researchers…

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