Scientific American·2026-10-23 18:45· 12 d agoFeaturedRecommendation80.88

Japan’s MMX mission will reveal the origins of weird Martian moons

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Although Phobos and Deimos may look like lumpy space potatoes, they’re actually moons of Mars. No one knows how they formed, but a newly launched spacecraft should soon offer answers

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