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MMX: Rover and return of a sample from Phobos, moon of Mars

A question has intrigued astronomers for decades: are the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, captured asteroids or fragments ...
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Martian moon Phobos could break into planetary rings sooner than we thought

Mars is known for its iconic red color and stunning set of rings. Sorry, no, that latter fact is actually several tens of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Can a Japanese Spacecraft Unlock the Mystery of Mars’ Twin Moons?

The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital art). JAXA. Mars has been studied and scrutinized more t ...
Space.com

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad

Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft has arrived at the Tanegashima spaceport ahead of launch, which will kick off an audacious mission to bag samples from Mars' moon Phobos and deliver ...
Astronomy

Could you see Mars’ moons from the surface with just your eyes?

Mars’ moons are easily visible at night from the surface of the Red Planet. Phobos – the nearer, larger, and brighter of the two – would be obviously non-round. A sharp-eyed observer would be able to ...