MMX
Martian Moons eXploration
future Mission
![Spacecraft over Mars moon.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mmx_1280.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
![Spacecraft over Mars moon.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mmx_1280.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
An illustration of the MMX orbiter at Mars' moon Phobos.
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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 | |
Types | Orbiter, Lander, Sample Return |
Agency | Japan |
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