Mariner 5 was a spacecraft of the Mariner program that carried a complement of experiments to probe Venus's atmosphere with radio waves, scan its brightness in ultraviolet light, and sample the solar particle s and magnetic field fluctuations above the planet.

It was launched toward Venus on June 14, 1967 and flew by the planet on October 19 that year at an altitude of 2480 miles (3990 kilometers). With more sensitive instruments than its predecessor Mariner 2, Mariner 5 was able to shed new light on the hot, cloud-covered planet and on conditions in interplanetary space. Operations of Mariner 5 ended in November 1967.

External Links

NASA-JPL Guide to Mariner 5