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Japan's MMX mission aims to collect samples from Martian moon Phobos
A post says JAXA's MMX would study Phobos and Deimos, with Phobos samples targeted for Earth return in 2031.
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JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) was described in an October 22 post as planned for a 2026 launch to study Phobos and Deimos, collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth in 2031. The post says scientists hope the samples could help determine whether Phobos formed from debris around Mars or was a captured asteroid.
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