Phobos 1
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Phobos 1 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1988 as part of a mission to study Mars and its moon Phobos, but it failed en route due to a malfunction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phobos 1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20412933 — 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: Phobos 1 Context triple: [Phobos 2, predecessor, Phobos 1]
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A.
Phobos 2
Phobos 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moon Phobos as part of the Phobos program.
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B.
Venera 7
Venera 7 was a Soviet spacecraft notable for being the first human-made probe to successfully land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth, achieving this milestone on Venus in 1970.
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C.
Mars 3
Mars 3 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on Mars, though it failed shortly after touchdown.
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D.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
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E.
Venera 4
Venera 4 was a Soviet space probe that became the first spacecraft to successfully enter another planet’s atmosphere and transmit in-situ data, specifically from Venus, in 1967.
- 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: Phobos 1 Target entity description: Phobos 1 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1988 as part of a mission to study Mars and its moon Phobos, but it failed en route due to a malfunction.
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A.
Phobos 2
Phobos 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moon Phobos as part of the Phobos program.
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B.
Venera 7
Venera 7 was a Soviet spacecraft notable for being the first human-made probe to successfully land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth, achieving this milestone on Venus in 1970.
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C.
Mars 3
Mars 3 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on Mars, though it failed shortly after touchdown.
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D.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
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E.
Venera 4
Venera 4 was a Soviet space probe that became the first spacecraft to successfully enter another planet’s atmosphere and transmit in-situ data, specifically from Venus, in 1967.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.