Nozomi (PLANET-B) was the physical Japanese Mars spacecraft launched in 1998 to investigate the Martian upper atmosphere and solar-wind interaction from an interplanetary trajectory.
Identity
Aliases
NOZOMIPLANET-BNozomi Mars probe
Name
Nozomi
Status
retired
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Description
Nozomi (PLANET-B) was the physical Japanese Mars spacecraft launched in 1998 to investigate the Martian upper atmosphere and solar-wind interaction from an interplanetary trajectory.