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Quasi-moons get their name because, from a certain vantage point, they appear to act like moons.
But from a wider perspective, it becomes obvious that they arenât actually moons at all â theyâre asteroids.
A quasi-moon sometimes drifts ahead of Earth and sometimes trails behind it as both go around the Sun .
Ghost moons are swirling clouds of dust that share Earth 's orbit, staying ahead of or behind Earth .
quasi-moons orbit close to Earth and are often quite small.
They would also be easier to visit and redirect than most other asteroids.
This makes them ideal targets for missions like Chinaâs Tianwen-2, which will visit the quasi-moon 469219 KamoÊoalewa , and explode part of the asteroidâs surface.
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