swap_horiz Fobos-Grunt Alternatives

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Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory delivered the car-sized Curiosity rover to Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. Designed to stu...

Nasa Mars Rover 2011

9.72 Brilliant

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Mars 2020 (Perseverance)

NASA's Mars 2020 mission landed Perseverance in Jezero Crater in February 2021 to investigate an ancient environment tha...

2020 Nasa Mars Rover

9.68 Brilliant

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Mariner 9

NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around another planet when it reached Mars in 1971. Its work...

Mapping Nasa Mars Orbiter

9.20 Excellent

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Opportunity

The Opportunity rover explored the Martian surface from 2003 to 2018. NASA’s mission investigated Gale Crater searching...

Surface Nasa Mars Rover

9.20 Excellent

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Curiosity

The Curiosity rover is a mobile science laboratory exploring Mars. Launched by NASA in 2011, it landed within Gale Crate...

Surface Nasa Mars Rover

9.20 Excellent

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Ingenuity

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is an experimental rotorcraft deployed as part of the Mars Perseverance rover mission. It ac...

Helicopter Technology Nasa Mars

9.20 Excellent

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Perseverance

The Perseverance rover is a NASA spacecraft exploring Mars. Launched in 2020, it landed in Jezero Crater to investigate...

Nasa Mars Rover Sample Cache

9.05 Excellent

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MOM (Mangalyaan)

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, is a space probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organis...

Mars 2013 Orbiter Isro

9.05 Excellent

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Mariner 4

The Mariner 4 mission, launched by NASA in 1964, represents a pivotal moment in planetary exploration. This flyby spacec...

Imaging Nasa Mars Flyby

9.02 Excellent

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Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

The Opportunity rover was a NASA mission designed to study the geology of Mars’ Meridiani Planum region. Launched in 200...

Geology Nasa Mars Rover

8.70 Great

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Viking 1

The Viking 1 mission involved both an orbiter and a lander deployed to Mars in 1975. It achieved the historic feat of de...

Nasa Mars Past Lander

8.63 Great

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Curiosity Mars Rover

The Curiosity rover is an active NASA mission exploring Mars from Gale Crater. Launched in 2011, it investigates the pla...

Geology Active Nasa Mars

8.59 Great

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Hayabusa2

The Hayabusa2 mission, developed by JAXA, successfully collected and returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This acti...

Active Asteroid Jaxa Sample Return

8.57 Great

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OSIRIS-REx

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft undertook a NASA mission to study the asteroid Bennu. Launched in 2016, it successfully collec...

Nasa Past Asteroid Sample Return

8.51 Great

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Tianwen-3

Tianwen-3 is a planned Mars sample return mission developed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Building...

Mars Planned Sample Return Cnsa

7.46 Good

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MMX (Martian Moons eXploration)

The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a robotic space mission currently in development by the Japan Aerospace Explorati...

2024 Mars Jaxa Sample Return

7.35 Good

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ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is a collaborative Mars mission launched in 2016 by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscos...

Active Mars Orbiter Esa

7.10 Good

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Phobos 2

Phobos 2 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1988 as part of a mission to study Mars and its moon Phobos. It entered orb...

Soviet Mars Orbiter Phobos

5.85 Mediocre

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Mars Sample Return Campaign

The Mars Sample Return Campaign is a NASA and European Space Agency effort designed to bring Martian geological material...

Mars Planned Sample Return Nasa Esa

5.82 Mediocre

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Phobos 1

Phobos 1 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in July 1988, the twin of Phobos 2 in a program intended to study Mars and pla...

Soviet Mars Orbiter Phobos

3.15 Poor