How could a piece of the moon become a near-Earth asteroid? Researchers have an answer - Phys.org
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A team of astronomers has found a new clue that a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, Kamo'oalewa, might be a chunk of the moon. They hypothesized that the asteroid was ejected from the lunar surface during a meteorite strike—and they found that a rare p…