[SunkenCiv]

The first (mostly) successful probe to Mars was US Mariner 4, missed its keyhole and didn’t enter orbit, but took a dozen or so photos during its flyby, closeups by the standards of the day, took everyone’s breath away.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Mariner+4&tbm=vid

http://media.thv11.com/assets/AMAZELABS/images/943bea75-6b8c-436c-bffe-3bedae42d13f/943bea75-6b8c-436c-bffe-3bedae42d13f_1140x641.jpg

http://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/C6ArLO1fJayKWVr0MV2uYbUHENg=/1092x0/2020/06/05/fdf94e6b-791a-4432-9f21-7acc714297f1/20200603-map-mars-landing-sites-2020-simple-ver1-2.png

[FirstFlaBn]

I was unaware the Martians had shot down that many.