This book is about the Mariner 10 mission, the first spacecraft mission to fly past the planet Mercury. It documents the challenges and the social, political, and economic factors involved in the planning and technological achievement of the mission.
Key features of the book include:
Content: A well-written, though relatively short, account of the Mariner 10 mission.
Illustrations: It is illustrated with more than 100 high-resolution photographs of Mercury's surface taken during the mission.
Purpose: The book provides insights into the discoveries made by Mariner 10, which for a long time provided most of what was known about the innermost planet
