探査機 (たんさき, tansaki) Japanese meaning: space probe | KotomoraNASA's space probe landed on Mars.
This probe is scheduled to investigate Jupiter's atmosphere.
Word family
space probe
planetary probe; interplanetary explorer; rover
Mars probe; Mars rover; Mars lander
unmanned probe; uncrewed spacecraft
Etymology
Compound of 探査 (tansa, 'exploration') + 機 (ki, 'machine').