Launched in 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by another planet, unlocking Venus' secrets and paving the way for interplanetary exploration. This is a fresh release as part of Retroreocket Emblem's new retro releases to celebrate past missions that lacked an official, commercial patch. The intent is to produce a patch that looks as if it was designed and produced at the time of the mission.
This patch is a 4" patch that shows Mariner 2's flight path to Venus and depics Mariner 2 in orbit of Venus conducting experiments with its radiometer to scan Venus' atmosphere. 
