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MMX

JAXA (with CNES/DLR) · 2015–now · also Martian Moons eXploration, IDEFIX

JAXA sample-return mission to Phobos carrying the CNES-DLR IDEFIX rover, which will be the first wheeled rover on a moon of Mars.

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Papers: 8
Named in: 6 in title · 8 in abstract · 3 in keywords

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2010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

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Mobility test means of the MMX Rover IDEFIX at DLR – Prototypix

Fabian Buse, Lukas Burkhard, Nico Borgsmüller, Erich Krämer +4 moreiSpaRo 2025Dec 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics MMX

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Dec 1, 2025

The MMX Rover on Phobos: The Preliminary Design of the DLR Autonomous Navigation Experiment

Mallikarjuna Vayugundla, Tim Bodenmüller, Martin J. Schuster, Marcus G. Muller +13 moreIEEE Aerospace 2021 14 citedMar 6, 2021

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Learning-based Methods MMX

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Mar 6, 2021

MMX - Development of a Rover Locomotion System for Phobos

Hans-Juergen Sedlmayr, Stefan Barthelmes, Ralph Bayer, Wieland Bertleff +12 moreIEEE Aerospace 2020 24 citedMar 1, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics MMX Hayabusa & Hayabusa2

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Mar 1, 2020

Pneumatic Sampler (P-Sampler) for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Mission

Kris A. Zacny, Lisa Thomas, Gale L. Paulsen, Dylan Van Dyne +15 moreAIAA SPACE / ASCEND 2021 20 citedMar 1, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping MMX

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Mar 1, 2020

The DLR Autonomous Navigation for the MMX Rover Under Phobos Environmental Influences: Illumination, Temperature, and Radiation

Lukas Burkhard, Jitao Zheng, Hans-Jürgen SedlmayriSpaRo 2025Dec 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods MMX

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Dec 1, 2025

MMX Rover Simulation - Robotic Simulations for Phobos Operations

Fabian Buse, Antoine Pignède, Jean Bertrand, Sébastien Goulet +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 15 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks MMX

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Mar 5, 2022

A Novel Mobility Concept for Terrestrial Wheel-Legged Lunar Rover

Mubarak Yakubu, Yahya Zweiri, Laith AbuAssi, Rana Azzam +3 moreIEEE Access 2025 12 citedJan 1, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics MMX

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Jan 1, 2025

Results of Lunar PlanetVacTM, a pneumatic regolith sampling system deployed to the moon on Blue Ghost Mission 1

Kris A. Zacny, Zak Fitzgerald, Vincent Vendiola, Krystine Carrington +35 moreSpace and Planetary Resources 2026Sep 15, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping MMX

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Sep 15, 2026