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Mariner 8

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Robotic Exploration

1971Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral

Mission

Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

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Mission Facts

Provider: USAF
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Orbit: Mars
Pad: Launch Complex 36A
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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