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Japan's MMX Mission Aims to Sample Martian Moon Phobos

Original: Japan’s MMX Mission Wants to Bring Martian Moon Samples Back to Earth JAXA is leading an international mission to reach

Japan's space agency JAXA is leading the international Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which plans to land on Phobos, Mars' largest moon, and return soil samples to Earth. Scientists say the material could reveal new clues about the formation of Mars, its moons, and the early history of the solar system.

Why now: Interest in the mission's goal of retrieving the first samples from a Martian moon and what they could reveal about the solar system.

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• Japan’s MMX Mission Wants to Bring Martian Moon Samples Back to Earth JAXA is leading an international mission to reach Mars’ Phobos moon and bring soil back to Earth. If successful, it could unlock new clues about the history of the solar system. https://www.… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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