Mariner 5 was an American space probe launched toward Venus. It was originally built as a spare for Mariner 4's mission to Mars, and when that mission succeeded, it was modified and sent to Venus instead. It passed close to the planet in October 1967, a day after the Soviet probe Venera 4 entered the planet's atmosphere. Mariner 5's instruments measured the Venusian atmosphere by radio signals passing through it, as well as magnetic fields and charged particles. The results showed that the atmosphere is much denser and hotter than scientists had thought, and that the planet has no significant magnetic field. Together with Venera 4, the data transformed the understanding of Venus.
Before and after
- from May 1967 to December 1967Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots
- from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970Biafra
- from 5 June 1967 to 10 June 1967Six-Day War
- 12 June 1967Launch of Venera 4
- 14 June 1967Launch of Mariner 5
- 20 June 1967Birth of Nicole Kidman
- 21 June 1967Birth of Yingluck Shinawatra
- 1 July 1967Founding of Taipei
- from 1 July 1967 to 7 August 1970War of Attrition
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- 20 August 1977Launch of Voyager 2
- 23 July 1995Discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp
- 15 May 2005Discovery of Nix
- 15 May 2005Discovery of Hydra
- 10 September 2005Discovery of Dysnomia
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