Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples

Published: Oct 20, 2026 4:08 AM • Updated: Oct 20, 2026 8:01 AM • Original source

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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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