A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples
The atlas maps regolith movement and crater infill on Phobos, helping scientists choose two MMX sampling sites from just 10 grams of material.
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A new surface atlas of Phobos will help MMX mission collect its samples
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.
A New Surface Atlas of Phobos Will Help JAXA's MMX Mission Collect its Samples
JAXA's Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) will be on its way to Mars and Phobos next month. It will collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth. A new morphodynamic atlas of the small moon will help scientists collect and understand the samples.
The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission of Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aims to collect samples from the Fobos moon, one of Mars' satellites. To support this initiative, researchers have developed an atlas...
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