Deep-Space Exploration Probe: An Autonomous Scientist Beyond Earth
This article describes an original fictional spacecraft concept using only general, publicly known principles of planetary science and space engineering. It contains no classified information or controlled unclassified information. A deep-space exploration probe is a robotic spacecraft designed to travel far beyond Earth and investigate planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and the space between them. Unlike an Earth-orbiting satellite, the probe may spend years traveling through regions where sunlight is weak, temperatures are extreme, radiation is intense, and communication with mission control is delayed or temporarily unavailable.
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