spaceprobe
Robotic planetary scout
A spaceprobe is an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore celestial bodies or regions of space, gathering data and transmitting it back to Earth.
Probes have visited planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, and some have left the solar system entirely: The Voyager spaceprobes are now in interstellar space.
Usually written as two words: space probe.
Engine providing forward force
NASA interstellar mission name
- CassiniSaturn mission namesake
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- New HorizonsUndiscovered opportunities ahead
- JunoJupiter's divine consort
Pioneer · Rosetta · Hayabusa · MESSENGER · Dawn · Deep Impact · Genesis · Huygens
Measures electromagnetic radiation properties
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
- cameraImage capturing device
- radiometerRadiant energy measuring device
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
Close pass without landing
- orbitCurved celestial path
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- gravity-assistSpacecraft trajectory boost technique
- trajectoryPath of moving object
delta-v · slingshot · encounter · approach · aerobraking
Planet outside our system
- ringsCircular bands worn
- geysersErupting thermal water sources
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
thruster
Engine providing forward force
Voyager
NASA interstellar mission name
- CassiniSaturn mission namesake
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- New HorizonsUndiscovered opportunities ahead
Juno · Pioneer · Rosetta · Hayabusa · MESSENGER · Dawn · Deep Impact · Genesis · Huygens · Giotto
spectrometer
Measures electromagnetic radiation properties
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
- cameraImage capturing device
- radiometerRadiant energy measuring device
altimeter · radar · photometer · gravimeter
flyby
Close pass without landing
- orbitCurved celestial path
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- gravity-assistSpacecraft trajectory boost technique
trajectory · delta-v · slingshot · encounter · approach · aerobraking
exoplanet
Planet outside our system
- ringsCircular bands worn
- geysersErupting thermal water sources
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
planet
Star-orbiting spherical body
Saturn · Jupiter · Mars · Venus · Mercury · Titan · Europa · Enceladus · Pluto · Ceres
spaceprobecrewed mission
Voyage with human operators
human spaceflight · space shuttle · Soyuz · space station · International Space Station
spaceprobeweather satellite
Spacecraft tracking atmospheric conditions
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