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For redundancy, the supply probes had enough food to last the whole crew fifty-six days.†
p. 8.3
That way if one or two probes had problems, we'd still have enough food to complete the mission.†
p. 8.3
It normally takes fourteen presupply probes to prep a site.†
p. 50.7
As long ago as the 1960s, NASA began using RTGs to power unmanned probes.†
p. 73.7
They're not affected by storms; they work day or night; they're entirely internal, so you don't need delicate solar cells all over your probe.†
p. 73.8

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
It takes eight months to get a probe to Mars in the best of times.
p. 86.5 *

probe = an unmanned spacecraft used for exploration
The only way to get a probe to Mars with the planets in their current positions is to spend a butt-load of fuel, We only have one booster capable of doing that.†
p. 86.9

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
The Delta IX that's on the pad right now for the EagleEye 3 Saturn probe.†
p. 87.1
So here's another first: Tomorrow I'll be the first person to recover a Mars probe.†
p. 100.2
Once it came to rest, they deflated, and the tetrahedron unfolded to reveal the probe.†
p. 100.6
It was just too big, but I only needed the probe itself.†
p. 101.2
The probe was on the central panel of the unfolded tetrahedron.†
p. 101.2
As anyone at JPL will tell you, probes are delicate things.†
p. 101.3
On the way back, I'll use a single stack to make room for the probe.†
p. 102.3

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
I just watched an episode where Steve Austin fights a Russian Venus probe that landed on Earth by mistake.†
p. 106.5
It's quite common for probes to land on the wrong planet.†
p. 106.6
Also, the probe's large, flat-panel hull is ideal for the high-pressure Venusian atmosphere.†
p. 106.6

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
And, as we all know, probes often refuse to obey directives, choosing instead to attack humans on sight.†
p. 106.7
It's not like the Pathfinder team is hanging around JPL just in case their long-dead probe is repaired by a wayward astronaut.†
p. 111.7

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
It filled out from left to right at a snail's pace due to the bandwidth limitations of the antique probe sending it.†
p. 118.2
Venkat probed, resisting the urge to scream.†
p. 122.6

probed = investigated
NASA figured a decades-old probe isn't ideal as a sole means of communication.†
p. 147.8

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
Bearing that in mind, NASA has fleshed out the mission details of the supply probe.†
p. 148.4
At first, they were working on a desperate plan to get a probe here before Sol 400.†
p. 148.4
The presupply probes for Ares 3 launched on fourteen consecutive days during the Hohmann Transfer Window.†
p. 151.3
Three entire presupply probes were dedicated to the Hab.†
p. 152.9
A supply probe would get here on Sol 856; way before I ran out.†
p. 171.6

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
We have until Sol 584 to get a probe to Mars.†
p. 173.7
Mounting the probe to the booster and dealing with inspections will take thirteen days.†
p. 173.9
That leaves us with just forty-eight days to make this probe.†
p. 173.9
"The EagleEye 3 Saturn probe," Bruce said.†
p. 174.3
Even if there's a reentry problem and the probe impacts at high velocity, food is still food.†
p. 174.7
By the way, the name of the probe we're sending is Iris.†
p. 175.4
[08:47] WATNEY: Gay probe coming to save me†
p. 175.5
I know you get bored when I go into the math, so I'll summarize: The small, constant thrust of Hermes's ion drives is much harder to deal with than the large point-thrusts of presupply probes.†
p. 176.4
The Ares 4 team points out it's their coopted probe in the first place.†
p. 177.1

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
"...and liftoff of the Iris supply probe," the timer controller said.†
p. 186.9
The contents of the probe endured forces no human could survive.†
p. 187.8
We've lost readings on the probe, Flight.†
p. 190.5
"Entirely lost the probe?" he asked.†
p. 190.6
Intermittent signal from the ship, but no probe.†
p. 190.6
It was an unmanned probe that would be in Earth orbit less than two days.†
p. 193.3
It would be China's first heliology probe to orbit the sun.†
p. 193.4
Of course, you've heard about the Iris probe?†
p. 194.1
The massive heat shielding makes it the heaviest unmanned probe we've ever built.†
p. 194.5
Based on travel duration and the supplies their astronaut has remaining, any such probe would have to be launched within a month.†
p. 195.1
What good will a pulverized probe do Watney?†
p. 197.9
You can't make a Mars probe in a month.†
p. 199.2
But a Mars probe?†
p. 199.5
Around that time, they'd pick up a resupply probe with provisions for the extended trip.†
p. 201.9

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(1) (probe)
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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