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NASA announced a media teleconference scheduled for October 15 to preview its contributions to JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which is set to launch from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center around October 19-20. The mission will study Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos. The briefing highlights continued international collaboration in planetary science, with NASA providing instruments or expertise to support Japan's exploration of the Martian moon system.