Mariner 4 Launched Toward Mars: First Mars Flyby Mission
NASA launched the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars, where it became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by the Red Planet and transmit close-up images back to Earth. This mission shattered the prevailing belief that Mars resembled Earth, revealing a cratered, moon-like surface instead and compelling scientists to rethink the planet's potential for life.
November 28, 1964
62 years ago
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