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Elizabeth Tasker
@elizabethtasker.bsky.social
UK astrophysicist and science communicator working at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Author of 'The Planet Factory' and editor of ‘Planetary Diversity’. Very into space, virtual reality, computer graphics and rescue cats.
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JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to Phobos will carry a rover designed by the French & German space agencies. Testing a rover is challenging—as this article by DLR describes—as conditions on Phobos are largely unknown, and the weak gravity makes the rover design unfit for Earth roaming
Head over heels into adventure
The MMX rover will explore the mysterious martian moon Phobos
I’ve read a little about this, thx for posting.
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Elizabeth Tasker
@elizabethtasker.bsky.social
UK astrophysicist and science communicator working at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Author of 'The Planet Factory' and editor of ‘Planetary Diversity’. Very into space, virtual reality, computer graphics and rescue cats.
1.5k followers311 following511 posts