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A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon

NYT > Science·October 19, 2026
A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon

The mission, scheduled to launch on Monday, is headed to Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars. It could carry back the first samples from the Martian system.

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