# Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-18T20:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-japan-historic-mission-mars-moon.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/japan-to-launch-historic-round-trip-mission-to-mars-moon-b451d9/

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.

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