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Japan to Launch First Mission to Bring Back Samples From Martian Moon Phobos

The Japanese space agency is leading a five-year mission to Phobos, one of Mars's two small moons, aiming to return samples that could explain how the Martian moons formed and possibly shed light on the origins of life in the solar system.

Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon
Japan to Launch First Mission to Bring Back Samples From Martian Moon Phobos
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The Japanese space agency is leading a five-year mission to Phobos, one of Mars's two small moons, aiming to return samples that could explain how the Martian moons formed and possibly shed light on the origins of life in the solar system.