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Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.
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Japan launched a $578 million mission on Monday to conduct a five‑year expedition to Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. The spacecraft, part of the MMX program, is slated to attempt up to two landings on Phobos in 2029 and return collected samples to Earth. The international effort aims to provide new insights into the formation of the Solar System by analyzing material from the Martian moon.
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