JAXA & DLR Joint mission on MMX (Full information) | My Views??

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Mr. Hitoshi Kuninaka ( Vice-President of JAXA), Mr. Hansjorg Dittus & Mr. Walther Pelzer ( Members of DLR) met at Paris Airshow in France on June 18,2019 to sign an agreement.
2. Both agencies will work together on the MMX mission.

 

JAXA ( Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) & DLR ( German Aerospace Center) both have agreed to work together on JAXA's Martian moon exploration mission i.e MMX. MMX will carry a German-French rover that will land on either of the two moons which are Phobos & Deimos.

WHAT ACTUALLY IS MMX?

Mission Overview

MMX is a mission to explore two moons of mars which are Phobos & Deimos. It will try to collect surface materials of the moon & will try to bring it back to earth.

There are many theories behind the origin of Martian moons but two theories are very famous which are:-

1. Moons of Mars are asteroids that were captured in the orbit when Mars was formed. 
2. These moons are actually fragments scattered by a giant collision on Mars. 

This mission will help us in verifying which of these theories is true and the best.

Credits-JAXA
Image of the Phobos

Launch Time

The launch of MMX is not fixed currently but it is scheduled to be launched in the mid-2020s ( most probably in the year 2024). It will enter Mars orbit in the year 2025 (expected) & will return with samples to earth in the year 2029.

Credits - JAXA
The team behind the MMX mission

Objectives 

The objectives of this mission are divided into two major categories which are Science & Engineering.

Science

1. To find out the origin of Martian moons & to know more about the formation of planets in our solar system.
2. To know more about the evolution of the Martian sphere.

Engineering

1. To test & verify the technologies required for the return trip between Mars & Earth.
2. To establish advanced sampling techniques on celestial bodies.
3. To establish the optimal communication technologies required for the mission & future using a newly developed ground station.

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MY VIEWS

I think it's a similar kind of mission like Hayabusa which was carried out on the asteroid Ryugu, But this mission is far more important as from last 10-20 years we are trying our best to know more about Mars & everything related to it. If in future we want to establish our colonies on Mars then we need to know about every minute detail.

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