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Deep Space: Jupiter System Update

Jupiter System

NASA Juno indicates Europa ice may be 6x deeper than thickest Antarctic ice; timing of craft planned plunge into Jupiter clouds TBD | ESA JUICE heading toward Earth gravity assist Sep 2026.

NET Q1 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

NET Q1 — Launch Martian Moons eXploration (MMX): Japan planning to launch its first Mars mission consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, collect Phobos sample, return to Earth.