Launched November 3rd, 1973, Mariner 10's third fly-by of the planet Mercury occurred on March 16th, 1975. While no longer in communication, it is considered to be still orbiting the Sun.
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It visited mercury in 1973.
Mercury was studied by the Mariner 10 Probe and has a crater pitted surface.
Mariner 10
Mercury
It was launched in November the 3rd,1973 and it was going to Mercury.
mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.the space craft mariner 10 who the one who took pictures on it
Mariner 10 and MESSENGER flew past Mercury.
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974 -> 1975
The only probe to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974. MESSENGER is on its way to Mercury but will not arrive until 2011.
Mariner 10, in 1974-1975 and Messenger from 2008 until it was crashed into Mercury in 2015.
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.
Satellites don't visit anything, they orbit astronomical masses.
The Mariner 10 and the MESSENGER
Mariner 10
Mariner 10 and Messenger.
No, Mariner 10 was used as a space probe for a Flyby of Venus and Mercury launched in 1973.
No probe has landed on Mercury, however Mariner 10 and Messenger have both surveyed Mercury. Messenger is due to go into orbit around Mercury in 2011 to survey and map the entire planet.
There have been two space probes: Mariner 10 and Messenger.