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Japan prepares audacious mission to return samples from Martian moon Phobos
Original: JAXA is about to perform a Phobos sample return mission
Japan's space agency JAXA is preparing to launch the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, an ambitious attempt to land on Phobos, collect material from the Martian moon, and bring it back to Earth. If successful, it would be the first sample return from the Mars system, giving scientists direct clues about the moon's origin and Mars's history.
Why now: JAXA is about to launch the mission, making a first-ever Phobos sample return newly topical.
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