However, Apollo asteroids are a class of objects (named for asteroid 1862 Apollo), which have an orbit that is larger than Earth’s orbit around the Sun and their path crosses Earth’s path.

These asteroids are named after the humongous 1862 Apollo asteroid, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. One more thing! We are now on WhatsApp Channels! Follow us there so ...

The asteroid's reflectance spectrum matches the characteristics of lunar rocks collected during the Luna 24, Apollo 14, and Apollo 17 missions. Oscar Fuentes-Muñoz, co-author of the study ...