ScienceThe Korea TimesJapan to launch spacecraft on mission to get samples from Martian moon
Japan has launched a spacecraft on a five-year mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars's two moons, in a world first.
TOKYO — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moo...
Japan's space agency JAXA launched its MMX spacecraft on an H-3 rocket, aiming to return the first-ever samples from a Martian moon.
The mission targets Phobos, which orbits Mars just 6,000 kilometres above the surface, and scientists hope the samples will shed light on the origins of life in the solar system.
The mission, which includes equipment from NASA and other agencies, is expected to take five years and could help plan future crewed missions to Mars.
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