#astronomy 

The Mariner program was a [[Space probes|space probe]] effort conducted by NASA to explore other planets.

| **Spacecraft**        | **Launch date**  | **Destination** | **Mission** | **Outcome**    |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Mariner 1  <br>(P-37) | 22 July 1962     | Venus           | Flyby       | Launch failure |
| Mariner 2  <br>(P-38) | 27 August 1962   | Venus           | Flyby       | Successful     |
| Mariner 3             | 5 November 1964  | Mars            | Flyby       | Launch failure |
| Mariner 4             | 28 November 1964 | Mars            | Flyby       | Successful     |
| Mariner 5             | 14 June 1967     | Venus           | Flyby       | Successful     |
| Mariner 6             | 25 February 1969 | Mars            | Flyby       | Successful     |
| Mariner 7             | 27 March 1969    | Mars            | Flyby       | Successful     |
| Mariner 8             | 9 May 1971       | Mars            | Orbiter     | Launch failure |
| Mariner 9             | 30 May 1971      | Mars            | Orbiter     | Successful     |
| Mariner 10            | 3 November 1973  | Venus, Mercury  | Flyby       | Successful     |

> [!Mariners 1, 2]-
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> [!Mariners 3.4]-
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> [!Mariner 5]-
> ![[Pasted image 20240622160201.png]]

> [!Mariners 6,7]-
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> [!Mariners 8,9]-
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> [!Mariner 10]-
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Originally, the program was planned to have several other probes launched, named the Mariner Jupiter-Saturn, but that idea was scrapped and eventually developed into the [[Voyager program]].