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This imagery of Mariner 9 Spacecraft made a map of mars ca 1971. It was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet and compile the first image of the Martian surface revealing te ctonic plates, erosion and pitted craters fueling fascination of our red neighbor in the solar system. Fun Fact of Mariner 9: NASA's Mariner 9 beat the Soviet Mars 2—which had an 11-day head start—to Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. The orbiter mapped 85% of the Martian surface and sent back more than 7,000 pictures, including images of Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, and Phobos and Deimos. *Tyvek® is the same material as express mail envelopes making each Mighty Wallet tear-resistant, water-resistant and recyclable wallet. Show more