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Mariner 10

Agency
NASA
Launched
1973
Type
flyby
Status
completed (1975)

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

Overview

Scientific overview

Mariner 10 is a venus & mercury flyby, operated by NASA, launched in 1973.

Mission

Agency
NASA
Launched
1973
Type
flyby
Status
completed (1975)

Gallery

Earth and Moon as Viewed by Mariner 10

NASA Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973, 12:45 am PST, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas/Centaur rocket a reconditioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - ICBM.

1999

NASA/JPL/Northwestern University · NASA media (public domain)

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2020-06-08

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

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