Japonia trimite o sondă spre o lună misterioasă a planetei Marte. Ce vor să afle oamenii de știință? • Newsweek România

Japan is set to launch a groundbreaking mission to collect soil samples from Phobos, one of Mars' moons, aiming to uncover their origins and potential links to life. The MMX mission, led by JAXA, will utilize an H-3 rocket and is expected to reach Mars in 2027, with a rover named Idefix exploring Phobos first. The mission will analyze whether Phobos and Deimos formed from debris or are captured asteroids. Samples will be returned to Earth by 2031, with hopes of finding traces of ancient microbial life. This mission marks a significant step in lunar exploration of Mars, which has been largely overlooked.