宇う宙ちゅう探たん査さ船せん

noun

space probe

A spacecraft designed for exploration, often unmanned. Compare with 宇宙探査機, which is a more general term for space probes.

See also: 宇宙探査機

• 宇う宙ちゅう探たん査さ船せんが火か星せいの表ひょう面めんを調ちょう査さしている。

  A space probe is investigating the surface of Mars.