How to Colonize an Asteroid

Example Probes: Mariner

There were several probes in the Mariner series. This table summarizes the missions and provides links to the NASA sites where the official information is stored.

NASA

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Craft

Destination

Launched

Primary Mission

Mariner 2 Venus August 27, 1962 Worlds first successful interplanetary space craft.

Mariner 4 Mars November 28, 1964 First closeup pictures of Mars (6,118 miles).

Mariner 5 Venus June 14,1967 Probed atmosphere, ultraviolet studies, and magnetic field survey.

Mariner 6 Mars February 24, 1969 Flyby of southern hemisphere, studied the atmosphere (see Mariner 7).

Mariner 7 Mars March 27, 1969 Studied the martian atmosphere

Mariner 9 Mars May 30, 1971 First spacecraft from earth to orbit another planet.

Mariner 10 Venus and Mercury February 5, 1974 First craft to use gravity assist propulsion(the "sling shot" effect).

Craft	Destination	Launched	Primary Mission
Mariner 2	Venus	August 27, 1962	Worlds first successful interplanetary space craft.
Mariner 4	Mars	November 28, 1964	First closeup pictures of Mars (6,118 miles).
Mariner 5	Venus	June 14,1967	Probed atmosphere, ultraviolet studies, and magnetic field survey.
Mariner 6	Mars	February 24, 1969	Flyby of southern hemisphere, studied the atmosphere (see Mariner 7).
Mariner 7	Mars	March 27, 1969	Studied the martian atmosphere
Mariner 9	Mars	May 30, 1971	First spacecraft from earth to orbit another planet.
Mariner 10	Venus and Mercury	February 5, 1974	First craft to use gravity assist propulsion(the "sling shot" effect).