ScienceJapan launches Mars-moon probe, aiming to return Phobos samples in five years

Name: Japan launches Mars-moon probe, aiming to return Phobos samples in five years
Uploaded: 2026-10-21T02:00:35.000Z
Description: Japan’s H3 rocket No. 10 launched from Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 20 local time, placing a probe for JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission into its planned orbit. The mission will send a lander and rover to Phobos, with samples expected back on Earth in 2031 if successful.

Japan’s H3 rocket No. 10 launched from Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 20 local time, placing a probe for JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission into its planned orbit. The mission will send a lander and rover to Phobos, with samples expected back on Earth in 2031 if successful.

VOA Chinese 2026-10-21 02:00