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Phobos is dominated by Stickney crater, a 9km (5.6 mile) bowl visible on the right. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

October 15, 2026

How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

Lana Williams, Lancaster University

Japan’s MMX mission will collect samples from Mars’ moon Phobos to determine its origin.

December 7, 2023

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

Ben Rider-Stokes, The Open University

A Japanese spacecraft is expected to reach Martian orbit in 2025 to collect material from the surface of the moon Phobos before returning to Earth by 2029.

May 1, 2017

Japanese space agency’s mission aims to uncover how moons of Mars formed

Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

JAXA has announced a mission to visit the two moons of Mars and return a rock sample to Earth.

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Elizabeth Tasker
Associate Professor, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Ben Rider-Stokes
Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University
Lana Williams
PhD Candidate, School of Physics and Astronomy, Lancaster University

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