The world-first plan will see Japan send a probe to mystery moon Phobos to drill for samples – before returning to Earth years later.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of ArizonaPint-sized Phobos is the innermost of Mars' two moons – the other being Deimos.The irregularly shaped satellite has a diameter of about 14 miles, and is named after the Greek god of fear.Japan Phobos mission – when does it begin?And now the mission has been given the all-clear to begin.
Mars is mountainous and hosts the tallest mountain known in the Solar System called Olympus Mons, which is three times higher than EverestIt takes the planet 687 Earth days to orbit the SunThe cost of Japan's mission – named MMX – to Phobos is estimated at around 46.4billion year .
In other news, Nasa has released a mind-blowing photo of the ISS crossing the Moon – while Mars eerily glows red in the background.Nasa recently revealed a surreal photo of Earth taken from 4billion miles away. And a space rock shaped like a snowman that formed 4.6billion years ago may have sparked life on Earth.We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Tech & Science team? Email us at tech@the-sun.co.uk
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