Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon日本将发射历史性的火星往返任务
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars's moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
A Propulsion Module (left) and Exploration and Return Modules, making up the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug 13. -- PHOTO: AFP
TOKYO (AFP): Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars's moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.
The unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe, a collaboration with US and European space agencies as well as numerous universities and tech companies, could also help lay the groundwork for eventual human exploration.
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8月13日，在鹿儿岛县南种町的种子岛宇宙中心，火星卫星探测（MMX）探测器的推进模块（左）和探测返回模块正在组装中。——图片：法新社
东京（法新社）：日本科学家正准备执行一项前往火星卫星的任务，以获取可能有助于揭开太阳系起源和地球生命奥秘的样本，这将是人类首次往返火星区域。
无人火星卫星探测（MMX）探测器是美国和欧洲航天机构以及众多大学和科技公司合作的成果，它还可以为最终的人类火星探索奠定基础。
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