Instrumententraeger

English translation: rover platforms

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German term or phrase:Instrumententraeger
English translation:rover platforms
Entered by: Bhavna Bajaj

16:41 Jan 26, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Astronomy & Space
German term or phrase: Instrumententraeger
In a text on Mars

" Amerikanische, sowjetische und europaeische Forscher haben zahlreiche Instrumententraeger zum Mars geschickt...."

Does it mean spaceships/space probes?
Bhavna Bajaj
India
Local time: 20:32
instrument platforms
Explanation:
or payload platforms, if you are talking about satellites.

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-26 16:47:14 GMT)
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And it can mean satellites or even the stationary landers, rovers, all those things, I should think.

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Note added at 27 mins (2010-01-26 17:09:16 GMT)
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Here is NASA calling it a "rover platform":
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/pub/archive/0417.pdf

And another with an orbiter:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/winds/
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 08:02
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Thanks for your help! I finally went ahead with "rover platform"
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instrument platforms


Explanation:
or payload platforms, if you are talking about satellites.

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-01-26 16:47:14 GMT)
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And it can mean satellites or even the stationary landers, rovers, all those things, I should think.

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Note added at 27 mins (2010-01-26 17:09:16 GMT)
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Here is NASA calling it a "rover platform":
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/pub/archive/0417.pdf

And another with an orbiter:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/winds/

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 08:02
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Thanks for your help! I finally went ahead with "rover platform"
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