Mariner 8
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Mariner-H, also commonly known as Mariner 8, was part of the Mariner Mars '71 project. It was intended to go into Mars orbit and return images and data, but a launch vehicle failure prevented Mariner
Mariner 8 is identical in design with Mariner 9
Launch of Mariner 8
Mariner 8 during solar arrays installation
Mariner 8 diagram
Exploration of Mars
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The planet Mars has been explored remotely by spacecraft. Probes sent from Earth, beginning in the late 20th century, have yielded a large increase in knowledge about the Martian system, focused prima
Mariner 8
…W transmitters and a single receiver through the high gain parabolic antenna, the medium gain horn antenna, or the low gain omnidirectional antenna. Exploration of Mars List of missions to Mars…
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The first close-up images taken of Mars in 1965 from Mariner 4 show an area about 330 km across by 1200 km from limb to bottom of frame.