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Japan sends spacecraft to Mars' moon
Japan has launched an unmanned space mission aimed at collecting samples from the surface of Phobos, one of Mars’s moons. The goal is to study the origin of the solar system and understand how life emerged on Earth. The mission will be carried out using the H-3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center, with an expected travel time of one year. The spacecraft will spend three years orbiting Phobos before attempting to land and gather samples, collecting at least 10 grams of soil. The mission also aims to explore Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, providing insights into the formation of Mars and its satellites by discussing the "giant impact" and "capture" theories regarding their origins. This mission is part of Japan’s efforts to utilize moon samples to explore the planet’s and solar system’s origins, representing an important step toward future human exploration of Mars.
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