Mariner 6 Mariner-69F Mars-flyby spacecraft family
Mariner 6 was NASA’s 1969 Mars-flyby spacecraft, twin to Mariner 7. It returned close-up photographs and measurements of Mars’s surface and atmosphere, including evidence of a heavily cratered surface and carbon-dioxide polar cap.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner 6Mariner-FMariner-69FMariner 1969 F
- Family Name
- Mariner 6
- Full Name
- Mariner 6 Mariner-69F Mars-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybyresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mariner 6 was NASA’s 1969 Mars-flyby spacecraft, twin to Mariner 7. It returned close-up photographs and measurements of Mars’s surface and atmosphere, including evidence of a heavily cratered surface and carbon-dioxide polar cap.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-6/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:45:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 07:45:30 UTC