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Japan’s MMX mission will reveal the origins of weird Martian moons

Although Phobos and Deimos may look like lumpy space potatoes, they’re actually moons of Mars. No one knows how they formed, but a newly launched spacecraft should soon offer answers

  • Japan’s MMX mission aims to reveal Martian moons’ origins
  • MMX spacecraft will land on Phobos and collect regolith sample
  • Mission returns sample to Earth in 2031 with French-German rover Idefix

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