NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission
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NASA is contributing to JAXA's MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, which seeks to characterize and determine the origin of Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos. The mission plans to deliver a sample as part of the effort, building on NASA's history of exploring Mars.
NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long history of exploring the Red Planet. The mission aims to characterize and determine the origin of Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos and deliver a sample […]
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