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Mars Moons Exploration Mission

October 24 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 13 0

Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission launched to study Mars and its two moons (Phobos and Deimos).
The mission will become the first to land on a Martian moon and collect samples for return to Earth.
MMX will target Phobos, the larger and closer moon of Mars, to collect rocks and surface material.
The samples could provide information about the origin and evolution of Mars and its moons and the early history of the Solar System.
The mission is led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).