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What was the first spacecraft to make a close approach to mercury?
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The first of two spacecraft to visit the planet was Mariner 10, which mapped only about 45% of the planet's surface from 1974 to 1975. The second is the MESSENGER spacecraft, which mapped another 30% during its flyby of January 14, 2008. MESSENGER will make one more pass by Mercury in 2009, followed by orbital insertion in 2011, and will then survey and map the entire planet.
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What is the name of the first spacecraft to map the planet Mercury?
The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER. The First spacecraft was the MESSENGER.
Which spacecraft visited mercury in the 1970's?
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974 -> 1975
Which planets did the the mariner spacecraft explore?
The mariner spacecraft explored Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The first successful space probe and first spacecraft visit to a planet was Mariner 2.
What was Alan Shepard's spacecraft named?
He first flew the Mercury spacecraft in 1961 then Apollo 14 in 1971.
What spacecraft gave us the first close-up photographs of mercurys surface?
the spacecraft is the MESSENGER i the spacecraft is the MESSENGER i
Mercury was first visited by a spacecraft that was the tenth in the series called?
voyager
Are there clouds on Mercury?
No clouds, sorry. Mercury is so close to the Sun, and so small, that it is incapable of retaining any kind of atmosphere, and the first requirement to produce clouds is an atmosphere.NASA's Messenger spacecraft recently sent back the closest and most detailed images of Mercury yet.
What is the first spacecraft that landed on mercury?
As far as is known to the public, no man-made object has ever landedon Mercury.The MESSENGER spacecraft flew by Mercury to gather data on the planetonce in 2009, and once again in early 2010.1
Which spacecraft sent the first close up pictures of the moon?
Ranger 7
Who was the first American to orbit the earth and what was the name of his spacecraft?
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
Who was the first American to orbit the earth what was the name of the spacecraft?
John Glenn Jr. became the first American to orbit the earth on Febriary 20, 1962. He christened his Mercury spacecraft "Friendship 7".
What did Alan sheppard fly into space?
An Apollo spacecraft. As part of the Mercury project he was the first American in space.
