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Showing posts with label asteroid Tutatis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asteroid Tutatis. Show all posts

Sunday, December 16, 2012

China's space probe flew close to the asteroid Tutatis


Chinese space probe 'Chang'e-2 "safely conducted planned military exercises, including it flew very close to the asteroid Tutatis who is currently at about 7 million kilometers from Earth.

During his travels in deep space, "Chang'e-2" circled the asteroid December 13, 2012 at 16:30:09 Beijing time. This flight was the closest by an asteroid Tutatis flight, which was named after the Celtic god.