#Phobos

This small martian satellite, the mission target for MMX, is destined to be shredded, changing the Red Planet forever.

The Martian Moons eXploration mission will aim to return 10g of material back to Earth

JAXA successfully launched its Martian Moon eXplorer on its way to Mars and Phobos. It'll reach Mars in about six months, and will orbit the planet for about a month before transferring to an orbit around Phobos.…

Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring back precious rock samples — perhaps even indirectly from Mars.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully launched its Martian Moons eXploration mission, which aims to return samples from Phobos

MMX could be the first spacecraft to ever return from orbit around the Red Planet.

The MMX mission is scheduled to lift off today (Oct. 19) at 3:41 p.m. ET (1941 GMT).

"We'll still find the happenin' hot spots, we'll still cruise the cool casinos. You'll still fly me to the moon, although the moon to which you'll fly me could be Phobos or Deimos…" 🎶

An ambitious mission will explore the moons of Mars, and bring back the first ever sample from Phobos.