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Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars

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Returning the first samples from a Martian moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission to Mars
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Japan's mission to Mars is one of the most ambitious in spaceflight history. It aims to become the first spacecraft to return to Earth from Mars orbit, carrying with it the first-ever samples from the Red Planet system.The mission, known as Martian Moons eXploration (MMX), is a first-of-its-kind endeavor to study the origin of Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos. The robust undertaking includes a landing on Phobos to collect the samples — which will likely be the first from the Mars system to return t

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