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Japan launches mission to explore Mars' moons and bring back samples
Japan launched a spacecraft on Tuesday on a five-year mission to explore Mars' mysterious moons, Phobos and Deimos, and bring back samples for the first time. The $578 million project aims to deliver dust, soil and rocks to Earth in 2031, potentially shedding light on how the mo…
By FRANCE 24
Japan launched a spacecraft on Tuesday on a five-year mission to explore Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos.
The mission is intended to bring back samples from the moons for the first time. The $578 million project aims to deliver dust, soil and rocks to Earth in 2031.
The samples could potentially shed light on how the moons formed and on the origins of life.
