An "exploration team" is a group of people who work together to discover and learn about new places, environments, or ideas. They go on expeditions and explore unknown territories to gather information and expand knowledge. Full definition
This makes it simpler for mining exploration teams to determine what previous work has gone on in an area of interest. (porthardy.ca)
«Contrary to reports in some media, 6 members of exploration team out of 12 that went out are still missing, while one of the NNPC staff returned to base alive. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
According to the Google translation of the article, Phantasy Star Nova takes place on a planet called Makia, after an ARCS planetary exploration team crash lands and must find a way off. (seganerds.com)