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What is Mariner 2?
the first encounter with another planet. it was a spacecraft sent by NASA to venus. it measured venus' temperature and is now thought to be orbiting the sun.
What spacecraft or satellite have explored Venus?
Since the 1960s many spacecraft have been sent to Venus. Venera 1 through to Venera 16, were sent by the Soviet Union. They also sent Vega I and Vega II. The USA has sent Mariners 2, 5 and 10, two Pioneer craft and Magellan. In total about 13 probes have landed on the planet and the others have orbited it.
Why was the pioneer-venus 2 sent to venus?
to study venus...lol!
What spacecraft visited venus in 1962?
Mariner 2 was the only spacecraft that year to visit Venus, it completed a flyby passing within 35 000 km of Venus on December 14th, 1962.
What is the name of the spacecraft the photographed Venus and Mercury?
the name of the first spacecraft to first observe venus was venera 3. The year it observed venus 1962.
Why was pioneer-Venus 2 sent to Venus?
This was to investigatethe atmosphere of Venus.
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.
Where was Mariner 2 sent?
The Mariner 2 space craft was sent to Venus.
What was the name of the spacecraft that observed venus the first time in 1962?
It was Mariner 2.
How many NASA mission went to Venus?
All exploration of Venus to date has been by unmanned space probes.Mariner 2 was the first NASA probe to flyby Venus in 1962, followed by Mariner 5 in 1967 and Mariner 10 in 1973 . There were many Soviet missions to the planet in the 1970s and 1980s, some of which landed probes there.Pioneer Venus 1 orbited the planet from 1978 to 1992, mapping the surface, while Pioneer Venus 2, also launched in 1978, sent four probes into the atmosphere.The Magellan mission (1989-1994) mapped and studied the surface from orbit.The MESSENGER mission to Mercury (2004-2012) made two fly-bys of Venus, in 2006 and 2007.
What planet was inspected by the Mariner in 1962?
The Mariner 2 spacecraft inspected Venus in late 1962.
Mariner 2 was the first American spacecraft to scan another planet?
That statement is incorrect. Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to successfully fly by and study another planet, Venus, not scan. It provided valuable data on Venus' atmosphere and surface temperature.
