Japan plot to MINE Martian moon gets ‘all clear’ – but space experts warn it could hurt hunt for alien lifeBy Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science ReporterJAPAN is ready to mine Mars's largest moon after successfully completing all of the compulsory 'space contamination' paperwork.
JAXA had to apply to the world's Committee on Space Research's Planetary Protection Panel, which has recently granted the permission. There is still a tiny chance that Phobos and Deimos could contain martian microbes but it is highly improbable.
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