Mariner 4
Status: Complete
· Launch: November 28, 1964 · Arrived: July 14, 1965
First spacecraft to provide close-up images of Mars. Returned 22 photographs revealing a cratered, Moon-like surface.
Key Achievements
First close-up photographs of Mars
Revealed thin atmosphere and cratered surface
Measured Mars atmosphere at 1% of Earth's pressure
Revealed thin atmosphere and cratered surface
Measured Mars atmosphere at 1% of Earth's pressure