Giuseppe Colombo21 September 1974
Mariner 10 returns to Mercury for a second flyby because its solar orbit is resonant with Mercury's orbital period.
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Mariner 10 returns to Mercury for a second flyby because its solar orbit is resonant with Mercury's orbital period.
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