France's CNES to contribute rover and spectrometer to Japan's MMX Mars moon mission

France's CNES will provide trajectory expertise, an infrared spectrometer, and a small rover developed with Germany's DLR for JAXA's MMX mission to explore Phobos and Deimos. This marks a notable international collaboration in planetary science, though no launch or science timeline is specified.

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