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Japan's Ambitious Mission to Retrieve Samples from a Martian Moon

Japan's Ambitious Mission to Retrieve Samples from a Martian Moon

Can Japan bring a piece of Mars’ moon back to Earth? Inside the ambitious MMX mission
Can Japan bring a piece of Mars’ moon back to Earth? Inside the ambitious MMX mission

Japan’s MMX mission is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, aiming to bring back the first-ever samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ moons, to Earth

Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars.

Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is...

Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s launch of the spacecraft Tuesday on a new Japanese mainstay H-3 rocket comes as the United States, China and others consider sending astronauts to Mars.

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