Mariner 10
American space probe
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Summary
Mariner 10 is a flyby probe[1]. It draws 1,406 Wikipedia views per month (flyby probe category, ranking #20 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: artificial satellite of the Sun[3]
- Operator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory[4]
- Follows: Mariner 9[5]
- Manufacturer: Jet Propulsion Laboratory[6]
- Part of: Mariner program[7]
- Commons category: Mariner 10[8]
- Space launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Powered by: spacecraft solar array[11], rocket engine[12]
- UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 3, 1973[13]
- Significant event: rocket launch[14], planetary flyby[15], spacecraft decommissioning[16]
- Official website: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mariner-10[17]
- Described by source: Retro Space HD[18]
- Start point: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36[19]
- Destination point: Venus[20], Mercury[21]
- Native label: Mariner 10[22]
- Different from: Mariner-K[23]
- Height: 0.457[24], 3.7[25]
- Width: 8.0[26]
- Mass: 502.9[27], 473.9[28], 79.4[29], 29[30]
- Nominal power output: 820[31]
- Capital cost: 100,000,000[32]
- Diameter: 1.39[33]
- P14541: VtkOm[34], 4QAd7k[35]
Why It Matters
Mariner 10 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
It is credited with the discovery of Degas[38], an impact crater[39]; Dostoevskij[40], an impact crater[41]; and Mena[42], an impact crater[43].
FAQs
What did Mariner 10 discover?
Mariner 10 is credited as discoverer of Degas[38], Dostoevskij[40], and Mena[42].