Fourty-three years ago today marked the launch of Mariner 4, the first man made vessel to do a flyby of the planet Mars. Since then we have come a long way-we have 2 rovers on the surface and plans for manned flight to mars are in the works for as early as the next decade.
Mariner 4 orbited Mars for over 3 years-much longer than initially expected by nasa scientists. Below are some pictures taken from mariner 4 courtesy of nasa. Happy 43rd Mariner4!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
This day in space:1964
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Man, we really have come a long way. Those pictures look like a cell phone camera fell in a toilet, now some of the highest def pics you can find are from the hubble.
Yes dog. My Game Boy Camera took better pictures than that. No kidding.
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