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Mariner 10 Trajectory

This is the flight trajectory of Mariner 10. To reach Mercury without using gravity assist, Mariner 10 would have needed the much larger and more expensive Titan rocket rather than the more economical Atlas-Centaur.

Image Number: WEB12528-2012
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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