Illustration of Japan's MMX spacecraft approaching Mars's moon Phobos

Japan's MMX Mission to Collect Soil Samples from Mars's Moon Phobos

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The Japanese Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission is set to launch towards Mars with the objective of collecting soil samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons. This mission marks a focused effort on Martian moons rather than the planet itself.

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