It didn't a small object hit it and the connection was lost. However, it did flyby Mars on July 14 and 15, 1965.
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.
It did not land, but it did a successful fly by in 1965.
Mariner 4 was the first ship to visit Mars.
mariner 4
Mariner 4
Mariner 4 was the first ship to visit Mars.
the first spacecraft to explore mars is the mariner 4
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 1st space craft that went to Mars was the American Mariner 4 spacecraft. This was in the year 1971.
First ever satellite to land on the planet Mars was a Russian probe called Mars 2. Albeit it did not land but crashed. The first successful probe to land on Mars was Mars 3 sent by the Russians, however the probe was operational for 15 minutes after landing on Mars. The first American probe to land on Mars was the Viking 1 on the 20th of July 1976.
Mariner 4 in 1964
The first spacecraft to fly by Mars was Mariner 4 on Jul,14, 1965 (launched Nov,28,1964). Mariner 4 sent 21 photos.