On Tuesday, Japan launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to explore the moons of Mars. The primary objective of the endeavor is to land a robotic prospector on the Martian moons and return soil samples to Earth. The mission is expected to span five years.
This project represents a collaborative effort involving five of the world’s space agencies. By attempting to retrieve material from these mysterious moons, the mission seeks to advance scientific understanding of the Martian system.
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