NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission

https://science.nasa.gov/directorates/smd/planetary-science-division/nasa-to-help-unlock-mysteries-of-mars-moons-in-upcoming-mission/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202641 NASA is playing an important role in the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration, or MMX, mission, helping advance our understanding of Mars' moons and building on decades of exploration of the Red Planet. The mission aims to characterize Phobos and Deimos, determine their origins, and return a sample from Phobos to Earth. The MMX spacecraft is scheduled to launch from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 3:41 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 19.