Tianwen-2 mission target asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa probably develops an Itokawa-compositional but more space-weathered surface.

Zhang P, Zhang G, Wei Z, Granvik M, Yan X, Wang P, Zhang Q, Pang R, Zhou WH, Jiang T, Vernazza P, Hiroi T, Cloutis E, DeMeo F, Beck P, Ip WH, Fenucci M, Zhang Y, Marsset M, Niu Y, Lu X, Wu X, Lin H, Hu S, Cheng B, Zhao H, Wang X, Lu X, Zhang Y, Ling Z, Zhang J, Zhao S, Lantz C, Geem J, He Z, Wang J, Zhou L, Zhang X, Li S, Hu S, Yang W, Li X, Zhang X, Liu J, Zhang P, Zhang G, Lin Y, Li Y

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73284-w
Published: 2026 May 27
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-73284-w,
  title = {Tianwen-2 mission target asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa probably develops an Itokawa-compositional but more space-weathered surface.},
  author = {Zhang P and Zhang G and Wei Z and Granvik M and Yan X and Wang P and Zhang Q and Pang R and Zhou WH and Jiang T and Vernazza P and Hiroi T and Cloutis E and DeMeo F and Beck P and Ip WH and Fenucci M and Zhang Y and Marsset M and Niu Y and Lu X and Wu X and Lin H and Hu S and Cheng B and Zhao H and Wang X and Lu X and Zhang Y and Ling Z and Zhang J and Zhao S and Lantz C and Geem J and He Z and Wang J and Zhou L and Zhang X and Li S and Hu S and Yang W and Li X and Zhang X and Liu J and Zhang P and Zhang G and Lin Y and Li Y},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-73284-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73284-w}
}

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AU  - Yan X
AU  - Wang P
AU  - Zhang Q
AU  - Pang R
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P, Z., G, Z., Z, W., M, G., X, Y., P, W., Q, Z., R, P., WH, Z., T, J., P, V., T, H., E, C., F, D., P, B., WH, I., M, F., Y, Z., M, M., Y, N., X, L., X, W., H, L., S, H., B, C., H, Z., X, W., X, L., Y, Z., Z, L., J, Z., S, Z., C, L., J, G., Z, H., J, W., L, Z., X, Z., S, L., S, H., W, Y., X, L., X, Z., J, L., P, Z., G, Z., Y, L., & Y, L. (2026). Tianwen-2 mission target asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa probably develops an Itokawa-compositional but more space-weathered surface.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73284-w

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