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Basically the answer is "Venus".
Mariner 2 flew past Venus.
Pioneer 5 explored the space between Earth and Venus.
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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 did the mariner 2 spacecraft explore?
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What planet was inspected by the Mariner in 1962?
The Mariner 2 spacecraft inspected Venus in late 1962.
Which spacecraft was the first to successfully fly past another planet?
Mariner 2 in 1962. The planet was Venus.
Mariner 2 was the first American spacecraft to scan another planet?
Yes Mariner 2 flew past Venus. It was the first space probe to achieve this.
What year did Mariner land on Venus?
None of the Mariners actually landed on Venus. They were "fly-by" missions. Mariner 2 reached Venus in December 1962 and Mariner 5 in 1967. In 1973, Mariner 10 passed Venus and used the planet's gravity to alter its course and continued on to Mercury.
What spaceflights went to Venus?
The following spacecraft sucessfully flew to Venus (some did not accomplish their mission goals, or were only fly-bys, but did reach the vicinity of the planet): Sputnik 7 - Venera 1 - Mariner 1 - Sputnik 19 - Mariner 2 - Sputnik 20 - Sputnik 21 - Venera 1964A - Venera 1964B - Cosmos 27 - Zond 1 - Venera 2 - Venera 3, Venera 4 - Mariner 5 - Cosmos 167 - Venera 5 - Venera 6 - Venera 7 - Cosmos 359 - Venera 8 - Cosmos 482 - Mariner 10 - Venera 9 - Venera 10 - Pioneer Venus 1 - Pioneer Venus 2 - Venera 11 - Venera 12 - Venera 13 - Venera 14 - Venera 15 - Venera 16 - Vega 1 - Vega 2 - Galileo - Magellan -Cassini - Venus Express - MESSENGER - Planet-C (Venus Climate Orbiter) (See the related link below)
Was there any space exploration on Venus's?
Yes there was, all space crafts that successfully got information from Venus were the Mariner 2, 5 and 10, Venera 4-16, vegal 2, and pioneer Venus 1 and 2
Where was Mariner 2 sent?
The Mariner 2 space craft was sent to Venus.
What is Mars probes?
They were the Mariner 1 and Mariner 2 spacecrafts.
When was the Mariner 2 launched?
The space mission, the mariner 2 was first launched in 1962
Number of satellites on mars?
Mars has 2 satellites that orbit around the planet. These 2 satellites are not man made. These satellites are naturally made of rock.
