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Launched November 3rd, 1973, Mariner 10's third fly-by of the planet Mercury occurred on March 16th, 1975. While no longer in communication, it is considered to be still orbiting the Sun.

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The Mariner 10 space probe visited Mercury in 1974 and 1975. It was the first spacecraft to fly by the planet and provided valuable information about Mercury's surface and environment.

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It visited mercury in 1973.

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Did spacecraft ever visit mercury?

Mariner 10 and MESSENGER flew past Mercury.


What spaceprobes have visited Mercury?

The only probe to visit Mercury was Mariner 10 in 1974. MESSENGER is on its way to Mercury but will not arrive until 2011.


Which spacecraft visited mercury in the 1970's?

The Mariner 10 probe was the first spacecraft to visit Mercury in the 1970s. It made three flybys of the planet in 1974 and 1975, capturing images and data that provided valuable insights into Mercury's surface and environment.


What year did a spacecraft take a picture of Mercury?

Mariner 10, in 1974-1975 and Messenger from 2008 until it was crashed into Mercury in 2015.


Mercury was first visited by a spacecraft that was the tenth in the series called?

The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was Mariner 10, part of the Mariner program by NASA. It launched in 1973 and made three flybys of Mercury in 1974 and 1975, capturing close-up images of the planet.


What satellites explored planet mercury?

Satellites don't visit anything, they orbit astronomical masses.


What is the name of the spacecraft that went to mercury?

Mariner 10


What satellite explored Mercury?

Mariner 10 and Messenger.


Was Mariner 10 a weather satellite?

No, Mariner 10 was used as a space probe for a Flyby of Venus and Mercury launched in 1973.


Did a space probe ever visit Mercury?

No probe has landed on Mercury, however Mariner 10 and Messenger have both surveyed Mercury. Messenger is due to go into orbit around Mercury in 2011 to survey and map the entire planet.


What are 3 robots or satellites and what year that have explored mercury?

There have been two space probes: Mariner 10 and Messenger.


It was studied by the Mariner 10 Probe and has a crater-pitted surface.?

Mercury was studied by the Mariner 10 Probe and has a crater pitted surface.