Mariner has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971. | |
| 2. | In 1962, Mariner 2 flew within 34,400 kilometers of the surface of Venus and transmitted to Earth information about its temperature and details about its atmosphere and rotational period. | |
| 3. | Mariner 10 was the first space probe to visit Mercury. It was also the first probe to visit two planets - Venus and Mercury. | |
| 4. | Mariner 10 used the gravitational pull of Venus to swing it into a different orbit so it could continue on to Mercury. | |
| 5. | Until Mariner 10, astronomers were not sure what Mercury really looked like because it is so close to the Sun. | |
| 6. | The first spacecraft from Earth to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. | |
| 7. | In 1962, Mariner 2 completed the first successful close-up observations of another planet when it flew by Venus. | |
| 8. | Mariner 2 made a number of important scientific discoveries not only about the planet but also about interplanetary space during its transit. | |
| 9. | Mariner 1 launched first on July 22, 1962, but its Atlas-Agena rocket veered off-course and was destroyed in the first few minutes of flight. | |
| 10. | During its 110-day journey, Mariner 2 sent back valuable information about its interplanetary environment including confirming the existence of the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. |