Japan launches mission to collect rocks from Mars's moon Phobos

Japan has launched a spacecraft on a mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of Mars's moons, according to The Guardian. Scientists hope the material will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

Timeline

1. 19 Oct, 23:37 UTCGuardian reports Japan's Phobos launch

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• ‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon PhobosThe Guardian