Astronomy

Planets Visited By Spacecraft

Planets Visited By Spacecraft

Venus :

Mariner 2 ( USA) flyby 1962

Venera 4 (USSR) landed 1967

Messenger (USA) flyby 2006, 2007

Mars :

Mariner 4 (USA) flyby 1965

Mars pathfinder (USA) landed 1997

Orbiter (USA) in orbit 2006

Jupiter :

Pioneer 10 (USA) flyby 1973

Galileo (USA) landed 2003 ( Deliberately destroyed entering Jupiter's atmosphere, rather than risk contaminating moon Europa with bacteria from Earth)

New Horizons (USA) flyby 2007

Mercury :

Mariner 10 (USA) flyby 1974

Messenger (USA) flyby 2008, 2009 scheduled to orbit 2011

Saturn :

Pioneer 11 (USA) flyby 1979

Cassini/ Huygens (USA/ESA) orbiter/lander 2004/2005

Uranus :

Voyager 2 (USA) flyby 1986

Neptune :

Voyager 2 (USA) flyby 1989

Pluto :

New Horizons (USA) scheduled flyby 2015

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Picture Of The Day 2012 November , 5                                                          ...

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Picture Of The Day October 25 , Thursday The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)                                                           ...

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Picture Of The Day October 17, Wednesday                                            ...

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Astronomy