: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
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In addition to the $450 million NASA had spent on VIPER’s construction as of June, the agency intends to pay $323 million to keep its contract with Astrobotic Technology, which was building a lander called Griffin to transport VIPER to the moon, reports the New York Times’ Kenneth Chang.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
In 1976: The Viking 1 successfully landed at Chryse Planitia region on Mars, the first lander in history.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Some of the early missions – the Viking landers– had the equipment to measure the composition of the planet’s atmosphere.
—James Day, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024
After analyzing data from NASA’s InSight lander, an international team of researchers noticed that its seismometer, SEIS, detected six nearby seismic events.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
In 1976: The Viking 1 successfully landed at Chryse Planitia region on Mars, the first lander in history.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Some of the early missions – the Viking landers– had the equipment to measure the composition of the planet’s atmosphere.
—James Day, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024
After analyzing data from NASA’s InSight lander, an international team of researchers noticed that its seismometer, SEIS, detected six nearby seismic events.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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