# Japan Launches Unprecedented Space Mission to Retrieve Samples From Mars' Moon Phobos

- **Published**: 2026-10-20T04:30:16+00:00
- **Canonical URL**: https://www.europaexpress.news/news/2026/10/japan-launches-unprecedented-space-mission-to-retrieve-samples-from-mars-moon-phobos-ane09

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