Mariner's Mercury
March 17, 2003
Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, remains the most mysterious of the Solar System's inner planets. The only spacecraft to explore Mercury close-up was Mariner 10 which executed 3 flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975, surveying approximately 45 percent of its surface.
Topics:
Environment, Disaster Accident, Mariner 10, Mercury spacecraft, Mariner program, Mariner, MESSENGER, Exploration of Mercury, Mariner 1, Solar System, Mercury
