: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
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It was previously used for government launches from 1962-2005 including lunar lander Surveyor 1 in 1967 and some of the Mariner probes.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
Related article Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
But on its very first mission to Mars, China sent not only an orbiter but also a lander and a small rover that operated for about a year.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
Related article Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
But on its very first mission to Mars, China sent not only an orbiter but also a lander and a small rover that operated for about a year.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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