MAVEN spacecraft

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Mars orbiter NASA space probe spacecraft

The MAVEN spacecraft is a NASA Mars orbiter designed to study the planet’s upper atmosphere and its role in the loss of Martian water and air to space.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN	2
MAVEN spacecraft canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3740838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MAVEN spacecraft
Context triple: [NASA spacecraft, includes, MAVEN spacecraft]

A. Mars Science Laboratory
Mars Science Laboratory is a NASA mission that delivered and operates the Curiosity rover to study Mars’s geology and climate and assess its past habitability.
B. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2005 that studies Mars’ atmosphere, climate, and surface in high detail while serving as a key communications relay for other Mars missions.
C. Curiosity rover
Curiosity rover is a NASA Mars rover designed to explore the Gale Crater, study the planet’s climate and geology, and assess whether Mars ever had environmental conditions suitable for microbial life.
D. InSight Mars lander
The InSight Mars lander was a NASA robotic mission designed to study the interior structure and seismic activity of Mars to better understand the formation and evolution of rocky planets.
E. The Curiosity
The Curiosity is a science fiction novel by Travis Beacham that explores themes of resurrection, memory, and the ethics of scientific experimentation.
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: MAVEN spacecraft
Target entity description: The MAVEN spacecraft is a NASA Mars orbiter designed to study the planet’s upper atmosphere and its role in the loss of Martian water and air to space.

A. Mars Science Laboratory
Mars Science Laboratory is a NASA mission that delivered and operates the Curiosity rover to study Mars’s geology and climate and assess its past habitability.
B. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA spacecraft launched in 2005 that studies Mars’ atmosphere, climate, and surface in high detail while serving as a key communications relay for other Mars missions.
C. Curiosity rover
Curiosity rover is a NASA Mars rover designed to explore the Gale Crater, study the planet’s climate and geology, and assess whether Mars ever had environmental conditions suitable for microbial life.
D. InSight Mars lander
The InSight Mars lander was a NASA robotic mission designed to study the interior structure and seismic activity of Mars to better understand the formation and evolution of rocky planets.
E. The Curiosity
The Curiosity is a science fiction novel by Travis Beacham that explores themes of resurrection, memory, and the ethics of scientific experimentation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mars orbiter ⓘ NASA space probe ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
apoapsisAltitude	approximately 6200 kilometers above Mars ⓘ
arrivalAtMarsDate	2014-09-22 ⓘ
contributedTo	models of long-term Martian climate change ⓘ understanding of how Mars lost most of its atmosphere ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dryMass	approximately 903 kilograms ⓘ
enteredMarsOrbit	2014-09-22 ⓘ
fullName	MAVEN spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
inclination	about 75 degrees ⓘ
instrument	Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment ⓘ surface form: Extreme Ultraviolet Monitor Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph ⓘ Langmuir Probe and Waves instrument ⓘ Magnetometer ⓘ Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer ⓘ Solar Wind Electron Analyzer ⓘ Solar Wind Ion Analyzer ⓘ SupraThermal and Thermal Ion Composition instrument ⓘ
launchDate	2013-11-18 ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 ⓘ Cape Canaveral ⓘ surface form: Cape Canaveral, Florida
launchVehicle	Atlas V 401 ⓘ
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Space ⓘ surface form: Lockheed Martin Space Systems
massAtLaunch	approximately 2454 kilograms ⓘ
missionDurationPlanned	1 Earth year in Mars orbit ⓘ
missionStatus	operational ⓘ
missionTarget	Mars ⓘ
missionType	Mars atmospheric research ⓘ planetary science mission ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
orbitType	elliptical Mars orbit ⓘ
periapsisAltitude	approximately 150 kilometers above Mars ⓘ
powerSource	solar panels ⓘ
primaryObjective	determine the role of atmospheric escape in the loss of Martian water and air to space ⓘ study the upper atmosphere of Mars ⓘ
principalInvestigator	Bruce M. Jakosky ⓘ surface form: Bruce Jakosky
principalInvestigatorAffiliation	University of Colorado Boulder ⓘ
program	Mars Exploration Program ⓘ surface form: NASA Mars Exploration Program
relatedMission	Mars Global Surveyor ⓘ Mars Odyssey mission ⓘ surface form: Mars Odyssey Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
studies	escape of atmospheric gases from Mars to space ⓘ evolution of the Martian climate ⓘ interaction of the Martian atmosphere with the solar wind ⓘ structure and composition of the Martian upper atmosphere ⓘ
supports	communications relay for Mars surface missions ⓘ
uses	aerobraking to adjust its orbit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NASA spacecraft → includes → MAVEN spacecraft ⓘ

MAVEN → fullName → MAVEN spacecraft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN

MAVEN spacecraft → fullName → MAVEN spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: MAVEN