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Mariner

program

5 records

1960s

2 records

  1. 1962

    1. 1962-12-14 planetary flyby

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      Mission:

      Mariner 2 completed the first successful close-range planetary encounter.

  2. 1965

    1. 1965-07-15 planetary flyby

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      Mission:

      Mariner 4 returned close-range photographs of Mars during its encounter.

1970s

3 records

  1. 1971

    1. 1971-11-13 orbital insertion

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      Mission:

      Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.

  2. 1974

    1. 1974-03-29 planetary flyby

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      Mission:

      Mariner 10 completed its first Mercury flyby after a Venus gravity assist.

  3. 1975

    1. 1975-03-16 planetary flyby

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      Mission:

      The spacecraft passed Mercury for a third time, approaching within about 327 kilometers.

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