The Mariner 2 space probe performed the world's first successful planetary encounter when it reached Venus in 1962. The probe's mission was to communicate with Earth from Venus's vicinity and to take temperature readings of the planet.
PHOTO: NASA
The Mariner 2 space probe performed the world's first successful planetary encounter when it reached Venus in 1962. The probe's mission was to communicate with Earth from Venus's vicinity and to take temperature readings of the planet.
PHOTO: NASA
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