Object Details
Summary
This is a camera of the type flown on the Mariner 6/7 spacecraft. Mariner 6 and 7 were a pair of identical spacecraft that flew by the planet Mars in 1969. They flew over the equator and south polar regions of Mars, using remote sensors and television cameras to study the surface and atmosphere. The cameras relayed hundreds of images back to Earth, and confirmed that the dark features on the Martian surface were not canals or naturally occurring channels.
This artifact was transferred from NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the Museum in 1975.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19761261000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Instruments & Payloads
Materials
Stainless steel, chrome plating, aluminum, steel, plastic, composite, adheisve decals
Dimensions
Approximate: 20.3 × 15.9 × 14.6cm (8 in. × 6 1/4 in. × 5 3/4 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19761261000