German-French rover set for October launch on journey to Mars moon

A Japanese space probe carrying a German-French rover is set to begin its journey to Mars in October, with the rover ...
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The journey to the Martian moon Phobos begins

The German-French rover Idefix travels to Japan and is expected to arrive there at the end of January. It is part of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which will explore both Martian moons ...
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Japan unveils MMX mission to sample Phobos launching October 19

Japan has revealed its MMX spacecraft, designed to collect samples from Mars' moon Phobos. The mission is set to launch on ...
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Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)

Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the ...