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Episode 635: Japan is Going to Bring a Sample of Phobos Back to Earth. The Martian Moon eXploration Mission
Mars has been the destination for so many of our spacecraft, and for good reason, it’s probably the most Earthlike place in the Solar System, with water ice on its surface and reservoirs of the liquid beneath the surface. If we’re going to find life, Mars might be the place.
But the tiny moons orbiting Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are scientifically fascinating on their own, and so far, a mission has never reached them.
Last week, Japan announced that they’ve greenlit their Martian Moon eXploration mission, or MMX, which will launch an orbiter, lander and maybe even a rover to Phobos in 2024, returning samples back to Earth by the end of the decade.
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References:
http://mmx.isas.jaxa.jp/en/
http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/
https://www.universetoday.com/145054/japan-is-sending-a-lander-to-phobos/
https://sci.esa.int/web/rosetta
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/hayabusa/in-depth/
http://mmx-news.isas.jaxa.jp/?p=1016&lang=en
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/mars-moons/phobos/in-depth/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/phobos-grunt/in-depth/
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA21837
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6965
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA04746
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?fea
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Mars has been the destination for so many of our spacecraft, and for good reason, it’s probably the most Earthlike place in the Solar System, with water ice on its surface and reservoirs of the liquid beneath the surface. If we’re going to find life, Mars might be the place.
But the tiny moons orbiting Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are scientifically fascinating on their own, and so far, a mission has never reached them.
Last week, Japan announced that they’ve greenlit their Martian Moon eXploration mission, or MMX, which will launch an orbiter, lander and maybe even a rover to Phobos in 2024, returning samples back to Earth by the end of the decade.
Our Book is out!
https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/
Audio Podcast version:
ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2
RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio
Weekly email newsletter:
https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter
Weekly Space Hangout:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/
Astronomy Cast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg
Support us at https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
More stories at https://www.universetoday.com/
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Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected]
Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw
Chad Weber - [email protected]
References:
http://mmx.isas.jaxa.jp/en/
http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/
https://www.universetoday.com/145054/japan-is-sending-a-lander-to-phobos/
https://sci.esa.int/web/rosetta
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/hayabusa/in-depth/
http://mmx-news.isas.jaxa.jp/?p=1016&lang=en
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/mars-moons/phobos/in-depth/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/phobos-grunt/in-depth/
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA21837
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6965
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA04746
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?fea
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