Bruce Murray Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Bruce Murray, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

4 records1974–19753 events0 places

Chronological biography

1974

Mariner 10 Imaging1974

Science / Astronomy

Mariner 10 returns more than two thousand photographs during its first Mercury encounter, providing the first close views of the planet.

Mercury South Polar Imaging1974

Science / Astronomy

The second Mariner 10 flyby adds images of Mercury's southern polar region and expands the mapped surface.

1975

Mariner 10 Imaging16 March 1975

Science / Astronomy

Mariner 10 obtains some of its highest-resolution Mercury images during the mission's third and closest flyby.

Mariner 10 Mission End24 March 1975

Science / Astronomy

Ground controllers turn off Mariner 10's transmitter after the spacecraft exhausts its attitude-control gas following three Mercury encounters.

Record provenance

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