Space probe

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A space probe is an unmanned space mission in which a spacecraft leaves Earth orbit. The first successful space probe was the Soviet Luna 1, which studied the Moon in 1959. Subsequently, space agencies in the United States, Europe and Japan have flown probes to nearly every planet in the solar system and several asteroids and comets.

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List of space probes

This is a condensed version of the more detailed List of planetary probes.

Lunar probes

Mars Probes

General solar system probes

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