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Science 12 July 1974:
Vol. 185. no. 4146, pp. 141 - 142
DOI: 10.1126/science.185.4146.141
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Mariner 10 Mercury Encounter

James A. Dunne 1

1 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91103

Mariner 10's closet approach to Mercury on 29 March 1974 occurred on the dark side of the planet at a range of approximately 700 kilometers. The spacecraft trajectory passed through the shadows of both the sun and Earth. Experiments conducted included magnetic fields, plasma and charged particle studies of the solar wind interaction region, television photography, extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of the atmosphere, the detection of infrared thermal radiation from the surface, and a dual-frequency radio occultation in search of an ionosphere.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Mercury: Results on Mass, Radius, Ionosphere, and Atmosphere from Mariner 10 Dual-Frequency Radio Signals.
H. T. Howard, H. T. Howard, G. L. Tyler, P. B. Esposito, J. D. Anderson, R. D. Reasenberg, I. I. Shapiro, G. Fjeldbo, A. J. Kliore, G. S. Levy, et al. (1974)
Science 185, 179-180
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Electrons and Protons Accelerated in Mercury's Magnetic Field.
J. A. Simpson, J. H. Eraker, J. E. Lamport, and P. H. Walpole (1974)
Science 185, 160-166
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