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Japan prepares space mission to collect samples from Mars moon Phobos

The MMX spacecraft will orbit Phobos for three years and observe Deimos before returning to Earth.

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  1. 0:01Japan is preparing an exploration mission
  2. 0:04to collect samples from Phobos, a
  3. 0:07moon of Mars.
  4. 0:08Project manager Yasuhiro Kawakatsu stated this
  5. 0:11will be the world's first return
  6. 0:13mission from the Mars system.
  7. 0:16The spacecraft will spend three years
  8. 0:18orbiting Phobos to collect at least
  9. 0:20ten grams of surface material.
  10. 0:22Alongside Phobos, the probe will also
  11. 0:25conduct observations of Mars's other
  12. 0:27moon, Deimos.
  13. 0:28For the full story, visit wenepal.com.
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