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Japan’s MMX Probe Embarks on First Sample Return from a Mars Moon

Japan’s MMX Probe Embarks on First Sample Return from a Mars Moon

Japan launched the uncrewed Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe on an H3 rocket, sending it toward one of Mars’ moons on a world-first sample-return mission. Scientists hope the samples will shed light on the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.

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Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

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