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Earlier report Filed 21 Oct, 11:41 UTC Japan launches Mars moon sample-return mission Japan launched an uncrewed MMX spacecraft on Tuesday to collect samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, in a mission joined by five international space agencies. The $578 million project aims to return dust, soil and rocks to Earth in 2031 to help study how the moons formed and the origins of the Solar System. Reports differ on whether the mission duration is three or five years. World · 5 sources