Mariner 4
AgencyNASA
Year1965
TypeMars flyby
RocketAtlas-Agena
CountryUSA
About the Mission
Returned the first close-up images of Mars, 22 photos. Shattered hopes of finding canals or civilizations. Showed a barren, cratered surface like the Moon. Took 8 months to transmit all images back to Earth. Mars appeared dead, disappointing a generation.
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