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When was the first spacecraft sent to Mars?
Quick Answer
The first spacecraft to reach Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965.
The Full Story
NASA’s Mariner 4 performed the first successful flyby of Mars in 1965. It sent back the first close-up images of another planet, revealing a heavily cratered and apparently barren surface. Those images transformed ideas about Mars and showed that robotic exploration could provide direct planetary data. Mars remains one of the most explored planets in the Solar System today.
Key Facts
1.Flyby in 1965
2.Spacecraft: Mariner 4
3.Returned the first close-up Mars images
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