Contents | What's New | Image Index | Copyright | Puzzles | Posters | ScienceViews | Search |

PHOTO INDEX OF PRIMARY TARGETS ASTEROIDS COMETS EARTH JUPITER KUIPER BELT MARS MERCURY METEORITES NEPTUNE OORT CLOUD PLUTO SATURN SOLAR SYSTEM SPACE SUN URANUS VENUS ORDER PRINTS OTHER PHOTO INDEXES ALL TARGETS PHOTO CATEGORIES SCIENCEVIEWS AMPHIBIANS BIRDS BUGS FINE ART FOSSILS INDIAN ISLANDS MAMMALS OTHER PARKS PLANTS RELIGIOUS REPTILES ROCKS & MINERALS SCIENCEVIEWS PRINTS

Mariner 4 Spacecraft:   Mariner 4 Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Related Document Mariner 4 Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size marin4.gif GIF 640 x 380 103K Mariner 4 was launched November 28, 1964, on a 228-day mission to Mars. The spacecraft passed Mars at a distance of 9,868 kilometers (6,118 miles), recording and transmitting to Earth the first close-up picture of the red planet. In 22 pictures, Mariner's TV camera scanned about one percent of the Martian surface, revealing ancient craters of varying size.

Views of the Solar System Copyright © 1995-2007 by Calvin J. Hamilton. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement