swap_horiz MAVEN 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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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 an ESA-NASA solar probe launched in 2020, notable for close solar passes and the first detailed views o...

Solar Active Nasa Orbiter

8.6 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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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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Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Pioneer Venus Orbiter was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1978, the first American Venus orbiter and a radar mapper of the...

Nasa Past Atmosphere Venus

8.2 Great

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2001 Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is a NASA orbiter launched in 2001 that mapped Martian hydrogen, found evidence for water ice, and rel...

Mapping Active Nasa Mars

8.1 Great

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Hope Probe

Hope Probe is a UAE Mars orbiter launched in 2020, the first Arab interplanetary mission, studying the planet's atmosphe...

Active Mars Uae Atmosphere

7.8 Good

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ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is a 2016 ESA-Roscosmos Mars orbiter that studies trace gases such as methane and relays surfa...

Active Mars Orbiter Esa

7.7 Good

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PACE

PACE is a NASA Earth-observing satellite launched in 2024 to study ocean color, phytoplankton, aerosols, clouds, and cli...

Ocean Active Nasa Atmosphere

7.4 Good

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LADEE

LADEE was a NASA lunar orbiter launched in 2013 to study the Moon's thin exosphere and dust environment before a planned...

Nasa Past Moon Atmosphere

7.4 Good

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Hope Mars Mission

Hope Mars Mission is the United Arab Emirates' Mars orbiter launched in 2020, notable as the Arab world's first interpla...

Mars Uae Atmosphere Orbiter

7.4 Good

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TIMED

TIMED is NASA's 2001 mission to study Earth's mesosphere and lower thermosphere-ionosphere, notable for tracking solar e...

Active Nasa Atmosphere Earth

7.3 Good

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Psyche

Psyche is a NASA mission launched in 2023 to visit 16 Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid that may expose material from an ear...

Active Nasa Asteroid Orbiter

7.0 Good