Mariner 4 was the first ship to visit Mars.
Mariner 4 was the first ship to visit Mars.
The mariner spacecraft explored Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The first successful space probe and first spacecraft visit to a planet was Mariner 2.
The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4. It was launched in 1964 and conducted a flyby of Mars in 1965, sending back the first close-up images of the planet's surface.
The first Mars space probe expeditions that did not land on Mars were the Mariner missions, specifically Mariner 4, Mariner 6, and Mariner 7. These missions provided the first close-up images of Mars and valuable data about the planet's environment.
Mariner 4 (USA) was the first successful fly by mission, which was launched in 1964. Mariner 9 (USA) was the first probe to orbit another planet (Mars) when it entered into orbit around Mars on November 14, 1971. Mars 2 & 3(USSR) were the first probes to "land" on Mars - probably crashed in 1971 Viking 1 & 2 (USA) were the first probes to successfully land in 1976. See related link for more information.
Mariner 4
May 19 - Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union.May 30 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.Nov 13 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to enter Mars orbit successfully.
Mariner 2
The Mariner 9.
The first spacecraft to fly by Mars was Mariner 4 on Jul,14, 1965 (launched Nov,28,1964). Mariner 4 sent 21 photos.
Mars
the first spacecraft to explore mars is the mariner 4