Sujet

Engineering model, Mariner 2, July 1, 1976 to present. Creator: NASA.

Légende

On December 14, 1962, useful scientific information was radioed to Earth from the vicinity of another planet for the first time. The unmanned Mariner 2 spacecraft, with its six scientific instruments, passed within 34,800 kilometers (21,600 miles) of Venus. Mariner 2 indicated that Venus is very hot and has no measurable magnetic fields or radiation belts. On the way to Venus, Mariner 2's instruments detected and measured the radiation, magnetic fields, and dust of interplanetary space. Contact with Mariner 2 was lost on January 2, 1963; it is now in orbit around the Sun. The spacecraft on display was constructed from test components by engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A89_025

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

145,9Mo (3,9Mo) / 74,5cm x 49,0cm / 8802 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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