Curation protocol of Phobos sample returned by Martian Moons eXploration
Ryota Fukai,
Tomohiro Usui,
Wataru Fujiya
et al.
Abstract:Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will launch a spacecraft in 2024 to return samples from Phobos in 2029. Curatorial work for the returned Phobos samples is critical for the sample allocation without degrading the sample integrity and subsequent sample analysis that will provide new constraints on the origin of Phobos and the evolution of the circum‐Mars environment. The Sample Analysis Working Team of the MMX is designing the sample curation protocol. The curation pr… Show more
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