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Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon
The Japanese space probe will land on the moon Phobos.
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The Japanese space probe will land on the moon Phobos. Courtesy of JAXA Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story A Mars probe from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) may answer some longstanding questions about the Red Planet and its moons. The mission—dubbed MMX for “Martian Moons eXploration”—aims to collect at least 10 grams of samples from Phobos, one of two moons orbiting the planet, and if successful, these will be the first rocks from a Martian moon ever brought to Earth.
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