Mariner 5 Launch14 June 1967
Mariner 5 launches to perform a close Venus flyby focused on atmospheric and space-environment measurements.
Historical person
Norman Ness Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Norman Ness, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
5 records1967–19755 events2 places
Chronological biography
1967
Mariner 5 Venus Flyby19 October 1967
Mariner 5 passes close to Venus and performs radio-occultation and plasma measurements of the planet's environment.
Venus Bow Shock19 October 1967
Mariner 5 observations show that Venus's ionosphere creates a bow shock that deflects the solar wind despite the lack of a strong magnetic field.
1974
Mercury Magnetic Field29 March 1974
Mariner 10 magnetometer observations reveal that Mercury possesses an intrinsic magnetic field strong enough to form a magnetosphere.
1975
Mercury Magnetosphere16 March 1975
Magnetic measurements from Mariner 10's final close encounter confirm Mercury's internally generated field and magnetospheric structure.
Record provenance
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