swap_horiz Mars Express 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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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

9.3 Excellent

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Perseverance Mars Rover

The Perseverance rover is an active NASA mission exploring Mars. It operates within Jezero Crater, analyzing the geology...

Active Nasa Mars Rover

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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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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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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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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Solar Orbiter

Solar Orbiter is a spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency with NASA participation to study the Sun and the in...

Solar Active Nasa Orbiter

8.6 Great

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Sentinel-2A

Sentinel-2A is an Earth-observation satellite developed for the European Union's Copernicus program and operated by the...

Imaging Active Earth Esa

8.6 Great

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Mars Global Surveyor

Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was an unmanned NASA spacecraft designed to map and study the surface and atmosphere of Mars....

Mapping Nasa Mars Past

8.6 Great

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MAVEN

MAVEN, short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, is a NASA orbiter launched in 2013 and placed into orbit around...

Active Nasa Mars Atmosphere

8.2 Great

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Sentinel-3A

Sentinel-3A is an Earth-observation satellite operated as part of the European Union's Copernicus program, with the Euro...

Ocean Active Earth Esa

8.1 Great

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Venus Express

Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2005 and placed into orbit around Venus in 2006. As ESA...

Past Atmosphere Venus Orbiter

8.1 Great

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2001 Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is a NASA spacecraft that entered orbit around Mars in 2001. Its instruments mapped the planet's surfa...

Mapping Active Nasa Mars

8.1 Great

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Hope Probe

The Hope Probe, officially known as the Emirates Mars Mission, is an uncrewed spacecraft launched by the United Arab Emi...

Active Mars Uae Atmosphere

7.8 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

7.7 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