Mariner 10: mission and targets
Data as of 2026-10-04
Dates declared by the archive
- Project start
- November 3, 1973
- Declared end
- March 24, 1975
The start the archive declares is the start of the project, not the launch, and an end it does not declare does not mean the mission is still running.
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A declared target is what the archive files the mission’s data under, not a record of observation.
Description published by the archive
Mariner 10 is a spacecraft launched on November 3, 1973, that conducted flybys of Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to utilize gravity assist for its journey.
Quoted in English, as the archive publishes it, read on October 4, 2026.
Other targets declared
- SOLAR WIND (plasma stream)
Source
Identifier in the archive, which is its citation: urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.mariner_10
NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Dates and targets read on September 29, 2026; how to cite the archive: https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/