Japan has launched a five-year uncrewed mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons.
Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples Japan has launched a five-year uncrewed mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, and return them to Earth by 2031. If successful, it would be the first mission to bring back samples from a moon of Mars for scientists to study.
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