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Mariner 2

space Maturity 7-9

A small machine went to Venus.

Mariner 2.jpg
Mariner 2.jpg
It was a robot in space. It sent news back to Earth. It found that Venus is very hot. This helps us learn about space. Do you like stars?
Mariner 2 launch.jpg
Mariner 2 launch.jpg

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File:Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model.jpg
Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model.jpg
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Mariner 2 trajectory.jpg
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Mariner 2.jpg
File:Diagram of Mariner 1.jpg
Diagram of Mariner 1.jpg
File:Mariner 2 infrared radiometer.png
Mariner 2 infrared radiometer.png
File:Mariner 2 plasma probe.png
Mariner 2 plasma probe.png
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Woomera 1964 0(1).jpg
File:Mariner 2 launch.jpg
Mariner 2 launch.jpg
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Animation of Mariner 2 trajectory.gif
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File:Mariner 2 radiometric scans.png
Mariner 2 radiometric scans.png

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