{
  "id": 6764378,
  "title": "A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/a-new-surface-atlas-of-phobos-will-help-mmx-mission-collect-its",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-11T13:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-surface-atlas-phobos-mmx-mission.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thanks to JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and its sample-return capabilities, we're on the cusp of receiving our first sample from the Martian system—not from Mars itself, but from its largest moon, Phobos. JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is set to launch in October. It will reach Phobos in 2027 and, if successful, return a sample from the moon to Earth in 2031.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}