A painting showing a fictional depiction of rockets on the surface of mars.

The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system. 

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Unfolded sample return capsule fitted with a tennis racket shaped collector extending at the top from a retractable arm.

Stardust Capsule

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Square, see-through container with multiple instruments inside labeled by function. The labels read Electrical Connections, Ion Source, Electric Sector, Mass Spectrometer, Magnetic Sector and Ion Pump, Electron Multiplier, Atmosphere Filter, Column, Gas Chromatograph, Effluent Splitter and Separator, Hydrogen Carrier Gas Tank, GC Vent, Atmospheric Inlet, Soil Loader and Soil Ovens, and Soil Inlet.

Planetary Probe, Viking, Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer

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Model, Pioneer Venus Orbiter, 1:24 Scale

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Camera, Television, Mariner 6 and 7

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Full view of a gray and white cylindrical camera. There is an orange wire on the side.

Camera, Imager, Viking Mars Lander

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Mariner 10 Spacecraft made out of aluminum, and mixed metals.

Mariner 10

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Full scale model of roving vehicle. Rectangular, white box set on steel frame with six wheels. On the front is the articulated robotic arm, as well as the main camera that is attached to a mast.

Model, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars Rover Curiosity

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Small, six-wheel robotic vehicle, mounted on a rocker-bogie suspension, on display at an exhibit.

Rover, Marie Curie, Mars Pathfinder, Engineering Test Vehicle

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Antenna on white disc with an aluminum arm on the left that supports multiple instruments. A long magnetometer boom extends on the right over the exhibit space below.

Voyager Spacecraft

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