K2 mission
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The K2 mission was the extended follow-up to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, conducting high-precision photometric observations along the ecliptic to study exoplanets and stellar variability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K2 mission canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K2 mission Context triple: [Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes, dataSource, K2 mission]
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A.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
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B.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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C.
Europa Clipper mission
The Europa Clipper mission is a NASA spacecraft project designed to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon Europa to assess its potential habitability and investigate its subsurface ocean.
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D.
Dawn mission
The Dawn mission was a NASA space probe that studied the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, to investigate the conditions and processes of the early solar system.
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E.
Mars Odyssey mission
The Mars Odyssey mission is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2001 that orbits Mars to map its surface, study its climate and geology, and search for signs of water and radiation conditions relevant to future human exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K2 mission Target entity description: The K2 mission was the extended follow-up to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, conducting high-precision photometric observations along the ecliptic to study exoplanets and stellar variability.
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A.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
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B.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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C.
Europa Clipper mission
The Europa Clipper mission is a NASA spacecraft project designed to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon Europa to assess its potential habitability and investigate its subsurface ocean.
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D.
Dawn mission
The Dawn mission was a NASA space probe that studied the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, to investigate the conditions and processes of the early solar system.
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E.
Mars Odyssey mission
The Mars Odyssey mission is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2001 that orbits Mars to map its surface, study its climate and geology, and search for signs of water and radiation conditions relevant to future human exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA mission
ⓘ
astronomical survey ⓘ extended mission ⓘ space telescope mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
K2
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Second Light mission ⓘ |
| campaignDuration | approximately 80 days per campaign ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataArchive | Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available data ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
exoplanet transit detections
ⓘ
light curves ⓘ |
| endOfOperations |
2018
ⓘ
October 2018 ⓘ |
| fieldStrategy | sequential observing campaigns ⓘ |
| firstScienceCampaign | 2014 ⓘ |
| follows |
Kepler
ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler mission
|
| hostStarTypeCoverage | a wide range of stellar types ⓘ |
| isExtendedMissionOf |
Kepler
ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler mission
|
| launchDate | 7 March 2009 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
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surface form:
Delta II rocket
|
| notableResult |
asteroseismic measurements of red giants
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characterization of stellar rotation and activity ⓘ discovery of hundreds of confirmed exoplanets ⓘ discovery of thousands of exoplanet candidates ⓘ |
| numberOfCampaigns | 19 ⓘ |
| observationType |
high-precision photometry
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time-series photometry ⓘ |
| observesRegion |
ecliptic plane
ⓘ
fields along the ecliptic ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ames Research Center
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surface form:
NASA Ames Research Center
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kepler
ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler primary mission
|
| primaryGoal | detection of exoplanets ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | spacecraft fuel exhaustion ⓘ |
| researchArea |
asteroseismology
ⓘ
exoplanet science ⓘ galactic archaeology ⓘ solar system small bodies ⓘ stellar variability ⓘ supernovae and extragalactic transients ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftOrbit | heliocentric Earth-trailing orbit ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2014 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
Kepler space telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler photometer
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| usesPointingMode | two-reaction-wheel control with solar radiation pressure balancing ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraft | Kepler space telescope ⓘ |
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Subject: K2 mission Description of subject: The K2 mission was the extended follow-up to NASA’s Kepler space telescope, conducting high-precision photometric observations along the ecliptic to study exoplanets and stellar variability.
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