This is a shortened version of the film "Mercury: Exploration of a Planet ." This film provides a brief description of the Mariner 10 mission, and explains how the spacecraft used gravity assist.
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Length: 2 Minutes, 12 Seconds
Type: Film
Image Date: 1976, edited 2012
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Origin: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
