A NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory space probe, the fourth in the Mariner series, launched in November 1964 to perform the first successful flyby of Mars in July 1965. It returned the first close-up images ever taken of another planet from deep space, showing a cratered, apparently lifeless surface that reshaped scientific understanding of Mars.
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Spacecraft Type ManufacturerJet Propulsion Laboratory 1 StatusRetired; derelict in a heliocentric orbit. 1 Status
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Wikimedia FoundationMariner 4, infobox
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 4, Micrometeoroid hits section
The spacecraft is now derelict in a superior heliocentric orbit.
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Mariner 4, lead paragraph section
conduct closeup scientific observations of Mars
- In Group: Mars Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Mariner 4 (Mariner C-3, together with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to conduct
Mission Of: Mariner Program, Article text
Total research, development, launch, and support costs for the Mariner series of spacecraft (Mariners 1 through 10) was approximately $554 million
Part Of: Mariner Program, Article text
Total research, development, launch, and support costs for the Mariner series of spacecraft (Mariners 1 through 10) was approximately $554 million
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