swap_horiz Kaguya (SELENE) Alternatives

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Apollo 8

The Apollo 8 mission involved a three-man NASA crew – Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders – undertaking the f...

Lunar Nasa Apollo Past

9.7 Brilliant

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Apollo 17

The Apollo 17 mission represents NASA’s concluding journey to the Moon within the Apollo program. Launched in December 1...

Lunar Nasa Apollo Past

9.4 Excellent

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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

9.4 Excellent

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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

9.3 Excellent

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Apollo 15

The Apollo 15 mission, launched in July 1971, represents a significant chapter in lunar exploration. NASA’s crew conduct...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Mariner 9

The Mariner 9 mission involved a NASA-operated spacecraft that orbited Mars from 1971 to 1973. It is significant as the...

Mapping Nasa Mars Orbiter

9.2 Excellent

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Space Shuttle STS-1

The Space Shuttle STS-1 mission marked America’s first crewed launch of the Space Shuttle program. This historic flight...

Nasa Past Shuttle Orbiter

9.1 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

9.1 Excellent

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Venera 9

The Venera 9 mission represents a significant achievement in early planetary exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union i...

Soviet Past Lander Venus

9.0 Excellent

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Tianwen-1

The Tianwen-1 mission represents China’s ambitious exploration of Mars. This active space project launched in July 2020...

China Active Mars Lander

9.0 Excellent

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon. Launched in 2009, it provides d...

Mapping Active Nasa Moon

9.0 Excellent

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Apollo 16

The Apollo 16 mission, launched in 1972, represents NASA’s second crewed landing on the Moon. It focused exploration of...

Lunar Nasa Rover Crewed

8.9 Great

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SELENE

The SELENE mission, formerly known as Kaguya, is a Japanese space exploration project operated by JAXA. It deployed an o...

Mapping Lunar Orbiter Jaxa

8.5 Great

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Kaguya

Kaguya, officially designated as SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), was a lunar orbiter mission developed...

Past Moon Orbiter Jaxa

8.4 Great

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Lunar Orbiter 1

The Lunar Orbiter 1 mission involved a NASA spacecraft launched in 1966. It achieved the distinction of being the first...

Mapping Lunar Nasa Orbiter

8.1 Great

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Lunar Orbiter 2

Lunar Orbiter 2 was an uncrewed NASA spacecraft launched in 1966 as part of a program to photograph the Moon before the...

Mapping Lunar Nasa Orbiter

7.9 Good

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Akatsuki

Akatsuki, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter, is a JAXA spacecraft launched in 2010 to study the atmospheric dynami...

Climate Active Venus Orbiter

7.7 Good

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Lunar Orbiter 3

Lunar Orbiter 3 was a NASA spacecraft launched on February 5, 1967, as part of the five-mission Lunar Orbiter program de...

Mapping Lunar Nasa Orbiter

7.6 Good

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BepiColombo

BepiColombo is a joint European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission to study Mercury. Launched o...

Active Mercury Orbiter Esa

7.1 Good

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Nozomi

Nozomi, called Planet-B before launch, was Japan's first Mars probe, launched by the Institute of Space and Astronautica...

Planetary Mars Past Orbiter

3.4 Poor