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Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

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Japan has launched the MMX mission, a five-year effort to Phobos, one of Mars's two small moons, aiming to return samples that could explain how the Martian moons formed. The mission's climax will come in 2029, when the spacecraft attempts up to two landings on Phobos.

The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos.

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