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Japan's MMX mission launches to Mars moon Phobos
Original: MMX mission to reveal the origins of the Martian moons The MMX mission has successfully launched, and is on its way to M
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission has launched successfully and is en route to Phobos, Mars's larger moon. The spacecraft will survey Phobos and return samples to Earth, aiming to settle whether the Martian moons are captured asteroids or debris from a giant impact on Mars. Space commentators are highlighting how the samples could reveal the origins and history of the moons.
Why now: The successful launch of a major sample-return mission to Mars's moons is new and draws scientific interest.
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- MMX mission to reveal the origins of the Martian moons The MMX mission has successfully launched, and is on its way to Mars's Phobos. Here's what it's going to do, and how it will reveal the origins and history of the Martian moons. bigthink.com/starts-with-... #space #astro… · startswithabang.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 2
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