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

https://mins.news/en/video/108763

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-21 02:00 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmp8SGfSsEs

> 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.

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