Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: Japan

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Japan launches historic mission to bring back Mars moon samples

Japan has launched a five-year uncrewed space mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons. The samples are due to be returned to Earth by 2031. If successful, the mission will be the first to bring back samples from a moon of Mars for scientific study.

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