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August 5th in Astronomy and Space Science
Unmanned Spaceflight1969US Mariner 7 spacecraft flies by Mars, passing within 3,551 km (2,206 miles) of the surface. It sends back 200 photographs and measures Mars' temperature and atmosphere.
Unmanned Spaceflight1973USSR launches the Mars 6 spacecraft. It flies past Mars on 12 March 1974 and deploys a lander as it passes. The lander stops transmitting 2 minutes into the parachute descent.
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