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Engineering Model, Mariner 2
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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.
National Air and Space Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineEngineering Model, Mariner 2. July 1, 1976. NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory. National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. CC0.
