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Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars's moon Phobos

Japan has launched a probe for the Martian Moons Exploration mission, which aims to collect and bring back rock samples from Phobos, one of Mars's moons. The report provides few further details.

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Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos

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