This New Martian Moon Mission Could Explain How Life Began

Japan is aiming to complete the first round-trip mission to Mars and its moons in 2024 — here’s how JAXA is preparing for a mission others have failed. » Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com We’re heading to Mars again. But this time, Japan is aiming to complete the first round-trip mission, not to the Red Planet itself, but to its moons on the Martian Moons eXploration, or MMX Mars has two moons and JAXA is planning to land on one of them, Phobos. And once the spacecraft is there, it will collect samples, and return them to Earth; bringing back dust and rock that not only haven’t been present on Mars for billions of years but could also potentially help us understand the formation of the red planet and its moons, and by extension, the formation of our solar system. MMX is hoping that Phobos and Deimos could provide some insight to a few key areas of debate. Starting with, where did these moons come from? JAXA plans on launching this moon hunting mission some time in 2024, and so far, it’s on track. But before we all get too excited, it will be awhile before we get to check out these samples, as MMX isn’t scheduled to come back until 2029. Find out more about the new Martian mission in this episode of Countdown To Launch. #JAXA #Mars #moon #space #seeker #science #elements Read More: JAXA's MMX mission will capture Mars and its moons in 8K https://newatlas.com/space/jaxas-mmx-mars-mission-8k-camera-ultra-high-def-images/ "The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have teamed up to develop a Super Hi-Vision Camera for JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission that will take the first 8K ultra-high-definition images in orbit around the Red Planet." Japan to launch a sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos in 2024 https://www.space.com/japan-mars-moon-phobos-sample-return.html "The prob