Japan’s MMX Mission Will Use Bursts of Nitrogen Gas to Grab Soil From Phobos and Test How Mars Got Its Moons
Nature World News | 17.10.2026 04:00
Japan is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will collect soil from Mars' largest moon in part by blasting it with high-pressure nitrogen gas. The Martian Moons eXploration mission, known as MMX, is targeted for liftoff at 3:41 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 19, from Tanegashima Space Center, according to NASA.
