Analytical protocols for Phobos regolith samples returned by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission

Abstract Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a spacecraft in 2024 for a sample return mission from Phobos (Martian Moons eXploration: MMX). Touchdown operations are planned to be performed twice at different landing sites on the Phobos surface to collect > 10 g of the Phobos sur...

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Main Authors: Wataru Fujiya, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Haruna Sugahara, Mizuho Koike, Ken-ichi Bajo, Nancy L. Chabot, Yayoi N. Miura, Frederic Moynier, Sara S. Russell, Shogo Tachibana, Yoshinori Takano, Tomohiro Usui, Michael E. Zolensky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
MMX
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01438-9