TOKYO, Oct 20 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday said it successfully launched a spacecraft on the world's first mission to collect samples, including rocks and sand, from one of Mars' moons, Kyodo News reported.
World : Japan Successfully Launches Probe On World's First Martian Moon Sample Mission
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- The probe, carried aboard H3 rocket No. 10 for the Martian Moons Exploration mission, or MMX, successfully separated from the rocket and was placed into its planned orbit, the agency said.
- The spacecraft will head for Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, which orbits approximately 6,000 kilometres from the surface of the planet and has a diameter of about 20 to 30 km.
- MMX is a joint international mission to investigate the origins of the Martian moons and develop technologies for future space exploration.
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