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Significant Space Probes and their Discoveries
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Voyager 2
Only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune; detailed images and data of all the outer planets' moons; measured Neptune's atmospheric weather patterns.
Pioneer 10
First spacecraft to pass through the asteroid belt; sent the first close-up images of Jupiter; first man-made object to leave the proximity of the major planets of the Solar System.
Voyager 1
First spacecraft to reach interstellar space; detailed images and data of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons and rings; discovery of volcanic activity on Io.
Curiosity Rover
Identified ancient freshwater environments on Mars; made organic molecule and methane detections; provided insights into Martian climate and geology.
Hubble Space Telescope
High-resolution images of distant galaxies; helped to determine the rate of expansion of the Universe; discovery of exoplanets.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Studied Mars' atmosphere and terrain from orbit; uncovered evidence of water flow; served as a key communications relay for Mars rovers.
Kepler Space Telescope
Discovered a multitude of exoplanets; determined size and orbit of these planets; provided data to study stellar variability and galactic structure.
New Horizons
First reconnaissance of Pluto, providing high-resolution images and data of its surface and moons; continued mission in the Kuiper Belt.
Rosetta
Performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko; deployed the Philae lander to the comet's surface; first spacecraft to orbit a comet's nucleus.
Cassini-Huygens
Explored Saturn's rings and moons in detail; landing on Titan revealed evidence of liquid hydrocarbon lakes; observed water plumes on Enceladus.
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