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Japan readies Martian moon mission to uncover origins of life

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Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’s 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. The uncrewed Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe, a collaboration with US and Euro

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18 Oct 10:35 South China Morning PostFirst Japan readies Martian moon mission to uncover origins of life

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