MMX

Martian Moons eXploration

future Mission

A Japanese (JAXA) mission to travel to Mars and survey the Red Planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The spacecraft will explore both moons and collect a sample of Phobos and bring it to Earth.

Type

Orbiter, Sample Return

Launch

2024

Target

Deimos and Phobos

Objective

Clarify the origin of the two Martian moons and the evolution process of Mars, Phobos and Deimos

An illustration of the MMX orbiter at Mars' moon Phobos.

JAXA/NASA

Goals	Japan's MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) will study Mars' small moons Phobos and Deimos, collect a sample of one of them and return it to Earth.
Proposed Launch	September 2024
Science Targets	Phobos, Deimos
Types	Orbiter, Lander, Sample Return
Agency	Japan
Alternate Names	http://mmx.isas.jaxa.jp/en/