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The first flyby of Mars occurred in 1965, by Mariner 4 taking the first 22 closeup shots of Mars.

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What was the name of the spacecraft that took 22 close close-up pictures of mars in 1965?

Mariner 4


What was the name of the spacecraft that took 22 close-up pictures of Mars in 1965?

Mariner 4


What was the first Spacecraft to fly by Mars?

The first spacecraft to fly by Mars was Mariner 4 on Jul,14, 1965 (launched Nov,28,1964). Mariner 4 sent 21 photos.


When and by discovered planet mars?

Mars, the planet, was first travelled to in 1965 by Mariner 4 (a spacecraft) by the country USA from NASA.


The date that humans received pictures of mars?

The first pictures captured by a spacecraft from the vicinity of Mars and beamed back to Earth were received on Oct 1, 1965 from the U.S. Mariner 4 spacecraft.


What was the first spacecraft sent to explore Mars and in what year?

the first spacecraft to explore mars is the mariner 4


First spacecraft to mars from nasa?

The first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars was Viking 1 in 1975


Which spacecraft have visited Mars?

Mars has constantly been visited by spacecrafts. The first spacecraft to visit Mars was the Mariner 4. After that Mars has been visited by numerous spacecrafts like: Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express and the Mars 2 which was the first spacecraft to land on Mars.


What was the name of the spacecraft that landed on Mars in the 1970s?

The spacecraft that landed on Mars in the 1970s was the Viking 1 Lander. It was the first spacecraft to have landed on Mars on July 20, 1976.


What is the first spacecraft on the Mars?

Mariner 4


When was the first spacecraft launched to Mars?

The US and the Soviet Union made several failed attempts to launch a spacecraft to Mars. The Soviet's Mars 1 was the first spacecraft successfully placed on a course toward Mars. It was supposed to do a fly-by. Contact with it was lost while on the way -- it may have passed near the planet. The US spacecraft Mariner 4 completed the first confirmed Mars fly-by on July 14, 1965


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.