‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
Japan has successfully launched the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission to collect soil samples from Phobos, a moon of Mars. The mission aims to provide insights into the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
Why it matters
This historic mission represents a significant advancement in space exploration and international scientific collaboration regarding planetary origins.
0:50 Moment Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Japan ‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth
Prefer the Guardian on Google Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
The Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft, propelled by Japan’s flagship H3 rocket, lifted off before dawn from Tanegashima island in the country’s far south-west, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said.
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