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China's Chang'E 2 Succeeds In Thrilling Asteroid Flyby

Posted by samzenpus on from the getting-a-good-look dept.

Zothecula writes "China has now joined the very select group of countries to have succeeded in carrying out an interplanetary probe mission. According to reports from China's official news agency Xinhua, the Chang'E 2 probe passed a mere 3.2 km (2 miles) from the near-Earth asteroid Toutatis at 8:30:09 GMT on December 13, making it the closest asteroid flyby to date ... and resulting in some remarkable photographs."

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  1. Pah by polyp2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It just a piece of Ginger Root scaled at different sizes!

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  2. Re:All hail our new Chinese overlords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But has it been confirmed by Netcraft?

  3. What they didn't mention -- by Andy+Prough · · Score: 4, Funny

    North Korea's spaceship was doing donuts around the asteroid by the time the Chinese got there. Glorious Leader's spaceship is much faster and more agile than anything the Chinese could come up with.