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Probes and landers are both robotic spacecraft designed for exploration and scientific research beyond Earth. They are equipped with instruments to collect data about their target environments, such as planets, moons, or asteroids. While probes typically fly by or orbit their targets to gather remote data, landers are designed to touch down and conduct in-situ investigations. Both types of missions contribute valuable information to our understanding of the solar system and beyond.

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What is the difference between a probe and a lander?

the difference between a probe and a lander is a lander is a spacecraft that desends and comes to rest on the surface of a planet/space object. while a probe is a device used to collect items and run tests to collect data.


List three main types of spacecraft currently being used?

Satellites: Used for communication, Earth observation, and navigation. Space probes: Used for exploring celestial bodies in our solar system. Crewed spacecraft: Used to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station or for deep space missions.


How many probes were sent to the moon?

A total of 101 missions have been launched to the Moon by various countries since the 1950s. These missions include both orbiters and landers that have been sent to study the Moon's surface, geology, and composition.


How do you know so much about the surface of Mars when no man has ever set foot on the planet?

We know the specific answers to specific questions that the probes were designed to find out. There have been several Mars landers, starting with two Viking probes that landed on July 20, 1976. (The first one was supposed to land on July 4, 1976 on the Bicentennial day - but there were Martian duststorms that lasted for weeks. So it landed on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon.) Then the Mars Rover landed in the 1990's, and then two more - Spirit and Opportunity - five years ago. Between the satellite photography and the landers, we learned a LOT about Mars from our robot probes.


Did NASA send the voyager probes into space?

Yes, the Voyager missions were run by NASA and they sent the probes.

Related Questions

Do space probes carry space landers?

Some space probes carry landers, but most do not.


How are space probes alike?

They are all alike in that they are in space.


Who went to Venus what is the name?

No one has been to Venus, though man made probes and landers have been sent there.


What are the three celestial bodies were landers have successfully landed?

Controlled landings by probes or spacecraft have been achieved on the Moon, Venus, and Mars.


Does mars have satellites orbiting it?

Yes, we have satellites orbiting mars. The last few probes that we've sent contained both landers and satellites intended to orbit the planet. They not only photograph the planet but they also serve as relays and retransmitters for the landers when communicating with Earth.


How Can Gold Dissvolve?

It can't. Gold is a noncorroding metal. This is why NASA uses it in space probes and landers for studying Mars and other planets, along with the rest of the Sol System.


Was there any spaceship that passed through the asteroid belt?

Any of the several probes and landers that have ever reported data from Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, or beyond, had to pass through the asteroid belt.


What is the birth name of Hal Landers?

Hal Landers's birth name is Landers, Harold.


What is the difference between a probe and a lander?

the difference between a probe and a lander is a lander is a spacecraft that desends and comes to rest on the surface of a planet/space object. while a probe is a device used to collect items and run tests to collect data.


What is the birth name of Landers Stevens?

Landers Stevens's birth name is Stevens, John Landers.


What is the birth name of Shaun Landers?

Shaun Landers's birth name is Shaun Michael Landers.


What is the birth name of Kristy Landers?

Kristy Landers's birth name is Kristy Lynne Landers Niedenfuer.