An illustration of the MMX orbiter at Mars' moon Phobos.
A spacecraft will attempt to land on Phobos — where the surface gravity is dangerously low — to collect a sample to return to Earth.), is scheduled to launch in 2024, reach Mars in 2025 and will become the first mission to bring a piece of a moon from another planet to Earth in 2029.
The goal of the mission is to determine whether these objects are captured asteroids or pieces of Mars that were blown off its surface by impacts.of the gravity on Earth. The MMX mother spacecraft will release a rover that, if successful, will become the first to travel across a small body in our solar system under such low gravity.
An image of Phobos taken by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft in 2007.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Air Force and Space Force Raise Their Maximum Enlistment Age to 42Perhaps there are some silver linings in this announcement.
Lire la suite »
Cadillac Fairview shifts Montreal development project to rentals from office spaceThe developer says that 750 Peel, part of its much larger redevelopment in the city's core, will have 510 rental units with a 2026 completion date.
Lire la suite »
Cadillac Fairview shifts Montreal development project to rentals from office spaceMONTREAL — Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. says it will build a project in downtown Montreal as rental apartments, rather than its original plan for office...
Lire la suite »