How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
The Conversation · 15 Oct 2026

How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle

The Earth got its Moon when a small planet collided with our planet more than four billion years ago. This impact hurled molten rock into space, which eventually coalesced to form the satellite we can see every night from across our planet. But what of our neighbour, Mars? The red planet has two sma


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