B-roll for media and public use. NASA in 2025 is marking the 60th anniversary of the agency’s first successful flyby of Mars. Mariner 4 flew by the Red Planet on July 14, 1965, and took 21 complete black-and-white photos. These were the first close-up images ever captured of a planet beyond Earth. Mariner 4 opened the age of Mars exploration, laying a path for orbiters, landers, and rovers that continues to this day. This reel includes mission animations, launch footage, images from Mariner 4 and a 2025 interview with Humphrey "Hoppy" Price, chief engineer of NASA’s robotic Mars Exploration Program. For more information on the mission, visit: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-4/ Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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JPL-20250710-MARINRs-0001-Mariner_4_Media_Reel
Date Created
July 10, 2025
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JPL
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video
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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