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Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars moon Phobos
Japan launched a five-year mission aiming to land on Mars's moon Phobos, the first attempt to land on a Martian moon, and return about 10g of material to Earth.
Why it matters
Samples could shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
Background
Japan's space agency JAXA has returned asteroid samples with its Hayabusa missions. The origin of Phobos is still debated.
The story so far
- NASA joins Japan's mission to unlock the mysteries of Mars' moons
- Japan to launch first mission to bring back samples from Mars moon
- Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars moon Phobos
- Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon Phobos
- NASA speeds up Moon lander plans for 2028
- Mars crew emerges after 378-day NASA simulation
- NASA ends year-long Mars simulation
- Mars mission crew emerges after year in isolation
Sources
- Japan Times ↗Oct 19, 4:00 PM ET
- BBC Science ↗Oct 19, 3:45 PM ET
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