(250606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This image captured by the surveillance camera of the Tianwen-2 probe shows one unfolded solar panel.
As of Friday morning, the Tianwen-2 probe had been operating smoothly in orbit for over eight days, reaching a distance of more than 3 million kilometers from Earth, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) Friday.
China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, on May 29, an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system.
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