Space Cafe Tokyo, August 2025

"Exploring Mercury and the Martian system with JAXA missions"

Mercury, the smallest and closest planet to the Sun, provides key insights into planetary formation and evolution. Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, are crucial for understanding the Martian system. This month, Emma Caminiti (ISAS/JAXA) will present a talk on two exciting JAXA missions exploring these worlds that promise to revolutionize our knowledge!

Speaker info:
After high school, Emma Caminiti obtained a bachelor's degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Grenoble Alpes, her hometown in France. She then studied for a year at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium before joining Paris Observatory, where she earned a master's degree in Planetary Sciences and Space Exploration in 2021. In 2024, she completed her PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Paris Sciences et Lettres University. She recently joined JAXA (in June 2025) as an Aerospace Project Research Associate on the MMX mission.

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We will be at Good Heavens British Bar in Shimokitazawa for a space-themed talk + drinks.
Doors open at 7:30pm | Speaker starts at 8pm
Tickets can be purchased at the door for ¥1500 and cover your first drink.