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Japan's MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars's moon Phobos

A Japanese space mission is about to launch towards Mars. But it will not land on the planet itself. Instead, the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission will focus on Phobos, the bigger of Mars's two small moons.

Phys.org ScienceOctober 18, 20261 min read

Japan's MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars's moon Phobos

A Japanese space mission is about to launch towards Mars. But it will not land on the planet itself. Instead, the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission will focus on Phobos, the bigger of Mars's two small moons.

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