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Mariner 2

Mariner 2 is a spacecraft out in the solar system.

The first spacecraft to fly past another planet: Venus, in December 1962.

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Where it is right now is on the live 3D map.

How the map draws it

Drawn as Mariner 2 · shape built from published dimensions and pictures; details simplified.