Concept information
Preferred term
space probe
Definition
- A space probe is an artificial satellite that travels through space to collect scientific data. A space probe may orbit Earth; approach the Moon; travel through interplanetary space; flyby, orbit, or land or fly on other planetary bodies; or enter interstellar space. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_probe)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Cassini-Huygens space probe
- Cassini orbiter
- DART space probe
- Dawn space probe
- Deep Impact space probe
- Deep Space 1 space probe
- Deep Space 2 space probe
- flyby mission
- Galileo space probe
- Genesis space probe
- Giotto space probe
- JUICE space probe
- Juno space probe
- LRO space probe
- Mariner space probe
- Mars Express space probe
- Mars space probe
- Messenger space probe
- MGS space probe
- MRO space probe
- NEAR Shoemaker space probe
- New Horizons space probe
- Phobos space probe
- Pioneer space probe
- Rosetta space probe
- Stardust space probe
- Ulysses space probe
- Venera space probe
- Venus Express space probe
- Viking space probe
- Voyager space probe
Entry terms
- spacecraft
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-MX276TJ6-Z
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