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Mariner 10

Mariner 10 is a NASA flyby spacecraft that used a planetary gravity assist to become the first mission to explore Venus and Mercury, returning 7,000 photos.

Mariner 2

Mariner 2, also called Mariner II, was a NASA flyby spacecraft built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that passed Venus on December 14, 1962, the first successful interplanetary mission.

Mariner 4

Mariner 4 (Mariner IV) was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1964 that flew past Mars in 1965, capturing the first close-up images of another planet.

Mariner 5

Mariner 5 was a NASA spacecraft, originally a Mariner 4 backup, modified for a 1967 Venus flyby that found surface temperatures of 527 °C and no magnetic field.

Mariner 6

Mariner 6 was a NASA flyby spacecraft that flew past Mars on July 31, 1969, part of the first dual mission to the planet alongside its twin, Mariner 7.

Mariner 9

Mariner 9, also known as Mariner IX, was a NASA orbiter that became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, reaching Mars on November 13, 1971.

Mariner East is a system of natural gas liquids pipelines operated by Sunoco Pipeline, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer, carrying ethane, propane, and butane roughly 350 miles across southern Pennsylvania.

Mariner Oil and Gas Field

Mariner is a heavy oil field on the East Shetland Platform in the UK northern North Sea, about 150 km east of Shetland, producing since August 2019.

Mariner program

The Mariner program was a NASA series of ten robotic spacecraft, launched between 1962 and 1973, that achieved the first flybys of Venus, Mars, and Mercury.

Marinero en tierra

Marinero en tierra (Sailor Ashore) is the first book of poems by Spanish poet Rafael Alberti, published in 1925 and winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura.

Marines

Marines are naval infantry, soldiers organized for shipboard service and amphibious landings. Traces British marines to 1664 and the US Marine Corps to 1775 and 1798, covering amphibious doctrine, MEF organization, and Force Design modernization.

Marines' Hymn

The Marines' Hymn, also called "From the Halls of Montezuma," is the official song of the U.S. Marine Corps, set to Offenbach's Geneviève de Brabant, copyrighted 1919, made official in 1929, with its last lyric change in 1942.

Oct 21, 2026

Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS), also called Garland-Moorhouse syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by SIL1 gene variants, marked by cerebellar ataxia, early-onset cataracts, myopathy, and often intellectual disability.

MarineTraffic

MarineTraffic is a ship-tracking and maritime analytics platform, founded in Athens in 2007, that collects AIS signals from vessels and displays near real-time positions on a public Live Map.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, also known as Ladybug, is the Parisian teenage protagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Holder of the ladybug Miraculous earrings, kwami Tikki, creation power, and yo-yo weapon; partner Cat Noir's identity unknown to her.

Oct 21, 2026

Maringá

Maringá, Cidade Canção, is a planned city in northern Paraná, Brazil, founded 10 May 1947 by Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná from Jorge de Macedo Vieira's garden-city plan; 432,635 residents (2026 estimate), Paraná's third-largest city.

Marinid architecture

Marinid architecture is the Moroccan Islamic style that developed under the Marinid dynasty, which ruled from 1244 to 1465, and is best known for the ornamented madrasas of Fez.

Marinid army

The Marinid army (جيش المرينيين) was the military institution of the Marinid dynasty, Zenata Berbers who ruled Morocco and parts of the Maghreb from 1269 until the dynasty's end in 1465.

Marinid conquest of Ceuta

The Marinid conquest of Ceuta was the seizure of the North African port of Ceuta by the Marinid dynasty of Morocco under Sultan Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb.

Marinid conquest of Ifriqiya

The Marinid conquest of Ifriqiya was the occupation of Tunis by Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan of Morocco in 1347–1348, ending in defeat by Arab tribes.

Marinid conquest of Marrakesh

The Marinid conquest of Marrakesh (فتح مراكش) was the 1269 capture of the Almohad capital by the Marinids under Abu Yusuf Yaqub, ending Almohad rule in Morocco.

Marinid conquest of Morocco

The Marinid conquest of Morocco was the takeover of Morocco from the Almohad Caliphate by the Marinid dynasty, culminating in the capture of Marrakesh in 1269.

Marinid dynasty

The Marinid dynasty (بنو مرين) was a Berber sultanate based at Fez that ruled the entire Maghreb from 1269 to 1465, and repeatedly intervened in al-Andalus until its defeat at Tarifa in 1340.

Marinid revolt against the Almohads

The Marinid revolt against the Almohads (ثورة بني مرين على الموحدين) was the Zenata Berber campaign that overthrew Almohad rule in Morocco between 1213 and 1269.

Marinid siege of Tlemcen

The Marinid siege of Tlemcen was an eight-year blockade of the Zayyanid capital Tlemcen by Marinid sultan Abu Ya'qub Yusuf, beginning in 1299 and ending with his assassination.

Marinid succession wars

The Marinid succession wars were struggles over the Marinid throne of Morocco that followed the 1358 assassination of Sultan Abu Inan Faris and ended with the dynasty's fall in 1465.

Marinid withdrawal from Ifriqiya

The Marinid withdrawal from Ifriqiya was the abandonment of Tunisia by Sultan Abu al-Hasan's army after its defeat by Arab tribes near Kairouan in 1348.

Marinid–Nasrid alliance

The Marinid–Nasrid alliance was the recurring military and political partnership between the Marinid Sultanate of Morocco and the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, lasting from 1275 until defeat at Río Salado in 1340.