MMX
Martian Moons eXploration
Future Mission
A Japanese (JAXA) mission to travel to Mars and survey the Red Planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The spacecraft will explore both moons and collect a sample of Phobos and bring it to Earth.
Type
Orbiter, Sample Return
Launch
2026
Target
Deimos and Phobos
Objective
Clarify the origin of the two Martian moons and the evolution process of Mars, Phobos and Deimos
An artist’s concept of JAXA’s MMX spacecraft at Mars.
JAXA
| Goals | Japan's MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) will study Mars' small moons Phobos and Deimos, collect a sample of one of them and return it to Earth. |
| Proposed Launch | 2026 |
| Science Targets | Phobos, Deimos |
| Types | Orbiter, Lander, Sample Return |
| Agency | Japan |
| Alternate Names | https://www.mmx.jaxa.jp/en/ |
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