29
/
en
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
April 1, 2024
179308
55741
2

Mariner 6 & 7 Mission (0h 45min, feb 24, 1969 y – 8h 28min, aug 5, 1969 y)

Description:

Mariner 6 and 7 are the next pair of spacecraft designed to fly by Mars and gather atmospheric data with remote sensors, as well as gathering many more photographs. They end up both flying over the equator and south polar regions, revealing that the dark features on Mars seen from Earth were actually not canals.

Added to timeline:

1 Feb 2018
0
0
358
Mars Timeline
Humanity's attempts to make closer studies of Mars

Date:

0h 45min, feb 24, 1969 y
8h 28min, aug 5, 1969 y
~ 5 months and 12 days
PremiumAbout & FeedbackTermsPrivacy
logo
© 2022 Selected Technologies LLC – Morgan Hill, California