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Topic: Mariner 5 desk model: history, disposition
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SpaceMars
New Member Posts: 3
From: Netherlands
Registered: Jul 2022
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posted 08-07-2023 11:36 AM
   
I have a model of the Mariner 5 spacecraft and I'd like to know more about it. The previous owner acquired it through an auction sometime early 2000, but that is all I know. It's cool but it is quite big and I don't have a good space for it, so not sure what to do with it. Keep it or sell or perhaps donate to a school or museum. What do you guys think?  |
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Member Posts: 1240
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 08-07-2023 03:55 PM
What are the dimensions of the model? |
SpaceMars
New Member Posts: 3
From: Netherlands
Registered: Jul 2022
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posted 08-08-2023 09:45 AM
Ah yes of course.  The base is approximately 7 inches. The height including the base is roughly 16 inches. With the panels folded down, the width is about 24 inches. |
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Member Posts: 1240
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 08-11-2023 01:30 PM
It is a really nice relic from the early days of planetary exploration. I have searched the material that I have relating to Mariner V and found nothing about that model. As a side note, I believe that it represents the last Mariner spacecraft to not have an imaging system on board.That being written, I hope that you find someplace (a museum or visitor's center) where it could be properly displayed. |
SpaceMars
New Member Posts: 3
From: Netherlands
Registered: Jul 2022
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posted 09-08-2023 01:36 PM
Thank you! |
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