Martian moons exploration, MMX, is the new sample return mission planned by the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) targeting the two Martian moons with the scheduled …

The science operations of the spacecraft and remote sensing instruments for the Martian
Moon eXploration (MMX) mission are discussed by the mission operation working team. In …

Phobos is the target of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX), the next sample return
mission of the Japanese space agency (JAXA). The mission will investigate the origin of …

Phobos and Deimos, the two satellites of Mars, were largely studied in the past using ground-
based telescope and spacecraft data, although most of the data were obtained by …

Abstract The JAXA's Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission is planned to reveal the
origin of Phobos and Deimos. It will remotely observe both moons and return a sample from …

Identification of water in our Solar System is a key point to understanding the formation and
evolution of planetary bodies as well as for astrobiological studies. Scientists identified …

IN THE last half-century, the field of space tether systems has attracted much attention; and
this is reflected in several books (eg, Refs.[1–3]) and in hundreds of papers (eg, Refs.[4 …

Context. The Martian Moon eXploration mission (MMX) of the Japanese space agency
(JAXA) is scheduled to take off in September 2024 to explore Phobos and Deimos–the two …

ABSTRACT The MIRS (MMX InfraRed Spectrometer) infrared spectrometer is part of the
scientific payload of JAXA's (Japanese Space Agency) Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) …

Context. A number of bodies in the Solar System are characterized by dark surfaces, from
carbonaceous asteroids to the enigmatic surface of Phobos and Deimos. Our understanding …