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Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

New Scientist reports that the mission aims to return a sample that may reveal how Phobos and Deimos formed.

63 Sources, 4h ago, updated 4h ago

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JAXA's MMX mission aims to bring home a sample from a Martian moon

NASA says it will assist at each step as the mission gets a close look at Mars's moons.

3 Sources, 5d ago, first seen 5d ago

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Perseverance breaks distance-driven record beyond Earth

Space.com reports that NASA’s Mars rover passed its smaller cousin Opportunity.

70 Sources, 2d ago, updated 2d ago

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NASA sets Oct. 15 briefing on its role in JAXA’s Martian Moons mission

NASA said it will hold a 4 p.m. EDT teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview its contributions to JAXA’s MMX mission, which is aimed at exploring Mars’ moons and returning a sample from Phobos.

4 Sources, 12d ago, first seen 12d ago

Illustration of the MMX spacecraft, with its landing legs and solar panels, in space above Mars, with the small moon Phobos nearby. Credit: JAXA

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Perseverance is exploring an unusual field of light-toned rocks on Mars

NASA says Perseverance is exploring a light-toned rock field that stands out against Mars' darker basaltic terrain, with the rover team still treating the rocks' identity and origin as open questions.

4 Sources, 12d ago, updated 12d ago

A desert landscape on Mars, seen from beneath the rover, with its robotic "hand" visible along with and a wheel with tracks in the dirt.

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Curiosity rover captures sunrise over yardangs in Mars’ Gale Crater

NASA says the yardang layer extends roughly 10 miles across northwestern Mount Sharp, which Curiosity has been ascending since 2014.

2 Sources, 14d ago, first seen 14d ago

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NASA scientists head to Scotland for clues to Mars’ ancient past

NASA says Perseverance found greenish “reduction spots” on Mars. Similar spots can be formed by microbes on Earth, prompting its scientists to investigate in Scotland.

2 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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Mars’ Jezero Crater rocks point to a complex history of water

NASA says a new study of Perseverance rover data links the rocks to ancient lakes, groundwater systems and hydrothermal fluids.

3 Sources, 26d ago, updated 26d ago

A panoramic view of a desert landscape with reddish rocks and sand and low hills in the distance. At the center-right of the frame, rover tracks can be seen.

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Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

JAXA's MMX mission aims to bring home a sample from a Martian moon

Perseverance breaks distance-driven record beyond Earth

NASA sets Oct. 15 briefing on its role in JAXA’s Martian Moons mission

Perseverance is exploring an unusual field of light-toned rocks on Mars

Curiosity rover captures sunrise over yardangs in Mars’ Gale Crater

NASA scientists head to Scotland for clues to Mars’ ancient past

Mars’ Jezero Crater rocks point to a complex history of water

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Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

JAXA's MMX mission aims to bring home a sample from a Martian moon

Perseverance breaks distance-driven record beyond Earth

NASA sets Oct. 15 briefing on its role in JAXA’s Martian Moons mission

Perseverance is exploring an unusual field of light-toned rocks on Mars

Curiosity rover captures sunrise over yardangs in Mars’ Gale Crater

NASA scientists head to Scotland for clues to Mars’ ancient past

Mars’ Jezero Crater rocks point to a complex history of water