# Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-18T11:38:40+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-japan-spacecraft-mission-samples-martian.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/japan-to-launch-spacecraft-on-a-mission-to-get-samples-from-a-martian--2d52ce/

Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars.

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