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Phobos Environment Model and Regolith Simulant for MMX MissionPhobos and Deimos, the two moons of Mars, are considered to be scientifically important and potential human mission's target. Martian Moons eXplorer (MMX) is the JAXA's mission to explore Phobos (and/or Deimos), which is scheduled to be launched in 2024. The main spacecraft of MMX will perform in-situ observations of both Phobos and Deimos, land on one of them (most likely, Phobos), and bring samples back to Earth. Small landing modules may be included in the mission as for the Hayabusa-2 mission. The designs of both the landing and sampling devices depend largely on the surface conditions of the target body and on how this surface reacts to an external action in the low gravity conditions of the target. Thus, the Landing Operation Working Team (LOWT) of MMX, which is composed of both scientists and engineers, is studying Phobos' surface based on previous observations and theoretical/experimental considerations. Though engineering motivation initiated this activity, the results will be extremely useful for scientific purposes.
Document ID
20180002604
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Miyamoto, H. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Niihara, T. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Wada, K. (Chiba Inst. of Tech. Narashino, Japan)
Ogawa, K. (Kobe Univ. Japan)
Baresi, N. (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Chofu, Japan)
Abell, Paul A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Asphaug, E. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Britt, D. (University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, United States)
Dodbiba, G. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Fujita, T. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Fukui, K. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Grott, M. (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Bonn, Germany)
Hashiba, K. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Hemmi, R. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Hong, P. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Imada, T. (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Chofu, Japan)
Kikuchi, H. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Michel, P. (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur Nice, France)
Mogi, K. (Toyo Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
Nakamura, T. (Tohoku Univ. Miyagi, Japan)
Date Acquired
April 27, 2018
Publication Date
March 19, 2018
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-E-DAA-TN53847
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 19, 2018
End Date: March 23, 2018
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
mmx
regolith
Phobos

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