MMX to Martian moons, JAXA/CNES collaboration Options

[pandaneko]

Before looking at JAXA's Jupiter mission I thought Martian moons sample return mission may be of interest to some people. I will translate
ISAS dcument on this mission and here are the first two pages (no page number on this document and page numbers are mine).

The document is question can be found here.
http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/topics/files/MMX170412.pdf

and the first two pages are as follows.


Page 1

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Outline of Martian moons sample return mission (JAXA/ISAS)

Collaboration agreenment and signing ceremony with French CNES on 10 April(Mon) 2017 at JAXA Tokyo office


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Sample return mission and its space science and exploration schedule

This sample return mission has been, within the current space science/exploration timetable, designated as leading to "Strategic medimum
scale project 1" and its launch is scheduled for fiscal 2024.

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[bobik]

The English version of the above presentation.

[pandaneko]

The English version of the above presentation.

Thanks, I had no idea something like it existed. I will then trun to Jupiter mission. Admin, please remove this thread. Thank you.

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[pandaneko]

Thanks, I had no idea something like it existed. I will then trun to Jupiter mission. Admin, please remove this thread. Thank you.

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Actually, no, no removal yet, with apologies, because I have several other documents and I have not yet read them properly.
There are 4 or 5 other douments of potential interest.

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[pandaneko]

For a start here is the JAXA twitter in English on MMX.

https://twitter.com/mmx_jaxa_en

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[pandaneko]

What follows is a little old, but it formed the basis for the current MMX project. It is an ISAS document of
27 August 2015 to explain their proposal.

ISAS is now part of JAXA, originaly started as an academic institute attached to Tokyo University, then became
an inter university institute, then became part of JAXA in the government organisation reform. All science missions
of JAXA still originate form within ISAS section of JAXA.


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Martian moons sample return project - Outline
By Martian moons sample return project -Science Team

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Contents:
1. Project concept
2. Background for proposal within ISAS
3. Selecton　history
4.　How it relates to future solar system exploration programmes and mission defined (interim report)

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Project concept:

Put an end to the long line of arguements about the origin of Martian moons

• Captured proto-asteroids vs. huge collision with Mars leading to disk forming fractures making up the moons

• Key to all this is precision chemistry/isotope analysis of returned samples

• will contribute to the theory of comparative satellites formation

• will lead to extraction of information relevant to planetary formation period based on the verified theory

• if captured theory is proved will have obtained proto-materials not exposed to high temperatures in the past

• if collision theory is proved will have obtained Mars materials during its formation and increased understanding
of Mars origin

• benefits for the satellites in close vicinity of Mars clarified

• returned materials will represen Martian history as it contitinued to release materials and gasses from within
through collisions , leading to increased understanding of Martian surface environment and how it evolved

• Satellite orbit is within equatorial plane and observation of Martian atmosphere from this orbit will be unique

• will complement earlier Martian exploration

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