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Mariner

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Mariner A series of US planetary probes. Mariner 2, which flew past Venus, was the first space probe to reach another planet. Mariner 4 provided our first close-up views of Mars, and Mariner 9 was the first probe to go into orbit around another planet. Mariner 10, the last of the series, was the first probe to visit two planets, Venus and Mercury.

successful mariner probes^a

Probe	Launch date	Results
^a Mariners 1, 3, and 8 were launch failures.
All dates UT.
Mariner 2	1962 August 27	Flew past Venus 1962 December 14
Mariner 4	1964 November 28	Flew past Mars 1965 July 15
Mariner 5	1967 June 14	Flew past Venus 1967 October 19
Mariner 6	1969 February 25	Flew past Mars 1969 July 31
Mariner 7	1969 March 27	Flew past Mars 1969 August 5
Mariner 9	1971 May 30	Went into orbit around Mars 1971 November 14
Mariner 10	1973 November 3	Flew past Venus 1974 February 5. Flew past
		Mercury 1974 March 29. Re-encountered
		Mercury 1974 September 21 and 1975 March

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Mariner

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Mariner A series of NASA planetary missions exploring Venus (Mariners 2 (1962), 5 (1967), and 10 (1973)) and Mars (Mariners 4 (1964), 6 (1969), 7 (1969), 9 (1971)); Mariner 10 also travelled to Mercury. There was no Mariner 1.

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Mariner

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Mar·i·ner / ˈmarənər/ a series of American space probes launched in 1962–77 to investigate the planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury.

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mariner

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

mar·i·ner / ˈmarənər/ • n. a sailor.

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mariner

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

mariner n. a sailor.

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mariner

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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