# Japan launches probe to Mars’s moon Phobos

https://mins.news/en/video/106748

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 18:49 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7W1gsGEzds

> Japan’s space agency JAXA has launched the Martian Moon Exploration probe, which aims to land on Phobos and collect samples from its surface in a world-first mission.

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