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Fobos-Grunt
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Fobos-Grunt or Phobos-Grunt was an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. Fobos-Grunt also carried the Chinese Mars orbiter Yinghuo-1 and the tiny Living Interpla
Model of Phobos Grunt spacecraft without labels
Model of Phobos Grunt spacecraft without labels
Image of Phobos. The Fobos-Grunt project began with the feasibility study of a Phobos sample-return mission in 1999.
Image of Phobos. The Fobos-Grunt project began with the feasibility study of a Phobos sample-return mission in 1999.
Mockup of the spacecraft's main propulsion unit
Mockup of the spacecraft's main propulsion unit
Modules -- A: lander, B: return module, C: reentry vehicle (not shown). Major components -- 1: solar panels, 2: reaction wheels, 3: landing gear, 4: r
Modules -- A: lander, B: return module, C: reentry vehicle (not shown). Major components -- 1: solar panels, 2: reaction wheels, 3: landing gear, 4: robotic sample arm (second arm not shown), 6: sample transfer container, 7: attitude control thrusters, 8 and 10: fuel and helium tanks, 9: return module solar panels. Scientific instruments (some instruments are not visible from this angle or are not present on the model) -- a: TERMOFOB thermodetector, b: GRAS-F seismogravimeter; c: Meteor-F cosmic dust detector, d: GAP (Gas Analytic Package) pyrolizer/thermal-differential analyzer, e: GAP gas chromatograph; f: GAP mass spectrometer, g: LAZMA mass spectrometer, h: MANAGA-F mass spectrometer, i: FPMS plasma complex
Martian Moons eXploration
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Martian Moons eXploration is a robotic space probe set for launch in 2026 to bring back the first samples from Mars' largest moon Phobos. Developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and announ
Fobos-Grunt
…Phobos program – 1988 Soviet missions to Mars Martian Moons eXploration – Planned sample-return mission by Japan to Phobos Marov, M.Ya.; Avduevsky, V.S.; Akim, E.L.; Eneev, T.M.; Kremnev, R.S.; Kulikov, S.D.; Pichkhadze…
An artist's concept of the Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft
An artist's concept of the Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft
A scale model of the spacecraft
A scale model of the spacecraft
Older design of the MMX spacecraft
Older design of the MMX spacecraft