Summary
Launch vehicles carry the spacecraft into orbit.
Orbiters remain in space to study planets from above.
Landers touch down on a planet or moon to examine the ground.
Rovers move across the surface to explore and send back data.
Key Points
4 points1
Launch vehicles provide the initial lift.
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Orbiters conduct observations from orbit.
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Landers perform surface analysis.
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Rovers conduct mobile exploration.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsmission
a trip or project to do something in space
specialised
made for a special job
launch vehicle
a big rocket that carries things up
orbiter
a spacecraft that circles a planet
lander
a spacecraft that lands on a planet
rover
a robot that drives on a planet’s surface
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