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What spacecraft visited Mercury?
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA's Mariner 10. It only orbited the Sun, making three Mercury flyby passes (two extremely close). No spacecraft has ever landed on Mercury. The NASA probe MESSENGER will be placed in orbit around Mercury in March, 2011.
Has man ever landed on the surface of Mercury?
Humans have never set foot on Mercury. In fact, much of the direct observation was done by the Mariner 10 probe that flew by the planet in 1974-1975. Currently the 2004 NASA probe MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) is studying the planet, and will orbit it in 2011.
Does Mercury have air and water?
So far, observations of Mercury from ground-based observers and the Mariner 10 spacecraft have not shown evidence of a significant atmosphere compared to other planets. Mariner 10 did observe a tiny amount of helium 1000 km above the surface, but this is probably caused by the solar wind and the breakdown of Mercury's crust. Sodium, potassium and oxygen have also been detected in Mercury's very weak atmosphere, but these elements can be lost when they react with the Sun and Mercury's magnetic field.
What other challenges do you think would be for engineers designing a spacecraft to travel to Mercury?
Making it able to travel to Mercury and deal with Mercury's temperature.
What was the first us spacecraft to enter into an orbit around a planet other than the moon?
The first US spacecraft to enter into an orbit around a planet other than the moon was Mariner 2, which orbited Venus in 1962.
What spacecraft visited Mercury?
The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA's Mariner 10. It only orbited the Sun, making three Mercury flyby passes (two extremely close). No spacecraft has ever landed on Mercury. The NASA probe MESSENGER will be placed in orbit around Mercury in March, 2011.
Has man ever landed on the surface of Mercury?
Humans have never set foot on Mercury. In fact, much of the direct observation was done by the Mariner 10 probe that flew by the planet in 1974-1975. Currently the 2004 NASA probe MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) is studying the planet, and will orbit it in 2011.
Is the Apollo 11 big or small compared to other spacecraft?
The Apollo 11 was a bigger spacecraft ,then mercury or Gemini spacecraft.
When did spacecraft first send back data and images from the planets?
The first spacecraft to send back data and images from other planets were the Mariner missions in the 1960s and 1970s. Mariner 4 was the first to capture close-up images of Mars in 1965, followed by Mariner 9 orbiting Mars in 1971.
Which spacecraft visited Mars in what year?
The mars rover landed in 2004 and i dont know the other one
What other challenges do you think would be for engineers designing a spacecraft to travel to Mercury?
Making it able to travel to Mercury and deal with Mercury's temperature.
Does Mercury have air and water?
So far, observations of Mercury from ground-based observers and the Mariner 10 spacecraft have not shown evidence of a significant atmosphere compared to other planets. Mariner 10 did observe a tiny amount of helium 1000 km above the surface, but this is probably caused by the solar wind and the breakdown of Mercury's crust. Sodium, potassium and oxygen have also been detected in Mercury's very weak atmosphere, but these elements can be lost when they react with the Sun and Mercury's magnetic field.
What was the first us spacecraft to enter into an orbit around a planet other than the moon?
The first US spacecraft to enter into an orbit around a planet other than the moon was Mariner 2, which orbited Venus in 1962.
What other planet besides earth can you land on?
Other than the earth, so far we've landed people on the moon, and landed robot probes on Mars and Venus and Mercury. The condions of the out planets mean a landing there is not likely soon, but we may be able to land on some of their moons.
What was the first and only American space mission to mercury?
In 1973, Mariner 10 measured Mercury's spin period, and showed the 3:2 spin-orbit coupling due to solar tides. In January 2008, the Messenger spacecraft flew by Mercury, revealing previously unseen details in high resolution images, and dozens of new names were approved last year for craters and other surface features.
What was the first planet other then earth to have a spacecraft crash on it?
Venus was "hit" by the soviet Venera 3 in 1966.
Has anyone landed on the planet Mercury?
Nothing so far, has landed on the planet of Mercury. The atmosphere of Mercury is filled with too many harmful gases to be safe for anything to land on the surface. There have been pictures from the Hubble Telescope, though, and other data gathered from a distance.
