swap_horiz Mars 3 Alternatives

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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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Venera 13

The Venera 13 mission represents a significant achievement in early planetary exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union...

Surface Soviet Past Lander

9.2 Excellent

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Luna 9

The Luna 9 mission represents a significant achievement in early space exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1966...

Soviet Past Moon Lander

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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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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Venera 7

The Venera 7 mission represents a pivotal achievement in space exploration. Launched by the Soviet Union in 1970, it ach...

Soviet Past Lander Venus

8.9 Great

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars since 2006. It provides high-resolution imaging of th...

Imaging Active Nasa Mars

8.8 Great

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Viking 2

The Viking 2 spacecraft was a NASA mission launched in 1976 to explore Mars. It landed near Utopia Planitia and function...

Nasa Mars Past Lander

8.8 Great

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Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor was a NASA orbiter launched in 1996 that made the first global laser-altimeter map of Mars and oper...

Mapping Nasa Mars Past

8.6 Great

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Luna 10

Luna 10 was a Soviet spacecraft that entered lunar orbit in 1966, becoming the first artificial satellite of the Moon an...

Soviet Past Moon Orbiter

8.5 Great

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Mars Express

Mars Express is an ESA orbiter launched in 2003 and ESA's first Mars mission, mapping the planet and probing subsurface...

Active Planetary Mars Orbiter

8.4 Great

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Mars Pathfinder

Mars Pathfinder was a NASA lander that reached Ares Vallis in 1997 and deployed Sojourner, the first successful rover on...

Nasa Mars Rover Past

8.4 Great

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Luna 16

Luna 16 was a Soviet robotic lunar mission that returned 101 grams of Moon soil to Earth in 1970, the first automated lu...

Soviet Past Moon Lander

8.3 Great

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Mars 2

Mars 2 was a Soviet orbiter and lander launched in 1971, notable because its failed lander became the first human-made o...

Soviet Mars Lander Orbiter

6.3 Fair

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Mars 5

Mars 5 was a Soviet Mars orbiter launched in 1973, notable for returning images and atmospheric data before a pressuriza...

Mapping Soviet Mars Orbiter

6.1 Fair

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Phobos 2

Phobos 2 was a Soviet Mars and Phobos mission launched in 1988, notable for reaching Mars orbit before contact was lost...

Soviet Mars Orbiter Phobos

5.9 Mediocre

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Mars 6

Mars 6 was a Soviet flyby spacecraft and lander launched in 1973, notable for sending atmospheric measurements during de...

Soviet Mars Lander Descent

5.3 Mediocre

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Mars 7

Mars 7 was a Soviet Mars flyby and lander launched in 1973, notable because a malfunction sent its descent probe past Ma...

Soviet Mars Lander Flyby

3.6 Poor

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Phobos 1

Phobos 1 was a Soviet mission launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moon Phobos, notable for being lost after an errone...

Soviet Mars Orbiter Phobos

3.2 Poor