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The Mariner 10 has visited Mercury 3 times. Its major mission was to photograph Venus but got off orbit and ended up photographing Mercury. After orbiting the sun it met up with Mercury again in 176 days. In another 6 months the Mariner 10 saw Mercury again. All of this happend between 1974-1975.
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What spacecraft have visited mercury?
Mariner 10 and Messenger have visited Mercury. BepiColombo by the ESA is planned to be launched in 2013. Mariner 10 provider the first close up photos of the planet. Messenger is "filling" in the gaps not accomplished by Mariner.
Which spacecraft visited mercury in the 1970's?
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974 -> 1975
Mercury was first visited by a spacecraft that was the tenth in the series called?
voyager
Has any one or anything viseted mercury?
mariner the 10 has visited the moon
Have an astronauts visited mercury if so how and when?
Nobody has ever visited Mercury due to its highly inhospitable surface conditions. Temperatures can vary by as much as 600 degrees Kelvin. Surface conditions have been observed for many centuries using telescopes, both on Earth and from space. The surface is hard, rocky, and cratered in a way similar to the moon.
Who and when did people visit Mercury?
Nobody has visited mercury.
What space ship visited Mercury?
it was the one that visted mercury
What spacecraft have visited mercury?
Mariner 10 and Messenger have visited Mercury. BepiColombo by the ESA is planned to be launched in 2013. Mariner 10 provider the first close up photos of the planet. Messenger is "filling" in the gaps not accomplished by Mariner.
Has Mercury been visited by people?
Someone has landed on mercury but died almost instantly
How many spacecrafts has visited Mercury's surface?
Messenger
What spacecraft that visited mercury was called?
Juan Alejandro
Did a spacecraft ever visited mercury?
Yes, but they have not landed.
Did the spacecraft that visited mercury send back an pictures?
yes
What spaceprobes have visited Mercury?
The only probe to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974. MESSENGER is on its way to Mercury but will not arrive until 2011.
What living thing has visited Mercury?
All spacecraft (from Earth) that have visited Mercury have been robotic. There were no human passengers. The chances are near zero that a stowaway microbe would have survived the long journey.
Which spacecraft visited mercury in the 1970's?
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974 -> 1975
Who visited Mercury?
No one has actually ever stepped or been on mercury as no microbe would survive the long journey.
