UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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The spacecraft (orbiter) that really gave scientists their first good close-up look of the planet Mercury was:
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Voyager 1
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Mariner 10
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Galileo
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New Horizons
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA’s Mariner 10, which imaged about 45% of the surface. NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft flew by Mercury three times and orbited the planet for four years before crashing on its surface at the end of its mission.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mariner 10 spacecraft was manufactured by Boeing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mariners. The Mariners were all relatively small robotic explorers, each launched on an Atlas rocket with either an Agena or Centaur upper-stage booster, and weighing less than half a ton (without onboard rocket propellant).
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