Summary
The tiny moon is called Phobos and it looks like a potato. 🥔
Scientists want to bring back little pieces of rock to learn about space. 🔬
A robot rover will hop onto the moon and pick up the rocks. 🤖
Key Points
5 points1
Launch will happen on Japan's H three rocket.
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The trip will take about five years and bring samples back in 2031.
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The spacecraft has three parts and weighs about five tons.
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It will collect at least ten grams of moon soil.
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The samples will travel back to Earth and land in Australia.
New Words to Learn
7 wordsorbit
the path a moon or planet follows around something else
sample
a small piece taken to study
gravity
the force that pulls things toward each other
rover
a robot that can move on a planet or moon
mission
a special trip to do a job in space
instrument
a tool used to measure or see things
reentry
coming back into Earth's air from space
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