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There are several places in the article where non-standard units are used. For example, the bare symbol 'μ' is used for microns (i.e., micrometers), where SI 'μm' is correct. A notation 'γ' (identified as "10-5 gauss") is used, rather than the SI nanotesla (nT). The energy unit "Kev" should be written "keV" (for "kilo-electron volt").
As I have not contributed to Wikipedia before, I don't feel comfortable editing the article text directly, without some feedback from the original author or editorial group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kelseymh (talk • contribs) 05:49, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Go where you have not been before. Be WP:Bold. Everyone has to start somewhere. Robvanvee (talk) 15:12, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Done, only eleven months late. :-/ Thanks for the vote of confidence.Kelseymh (talk) 04:13, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The first paragraph of this section regarding scientific observations states that,『The scans with the 19 mm band revealed peak temperatures of 490°K ± 11°C on the dark side, 595°K ± 12°C near the terminator, and 511°K ± 14°C on the light side.』 However, we know today that the mean surface temperature on Venus is 464°C. Therefore, the temperatures being reported in the article are incorrect and need to be revised to degrees Celsius and not degrees Kelvin. - C. Remley, August 27, 2013.
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Using a lot of verbiage I developed for Mariner 1, this article is now a B class. Eventually, I will get it to GA and maybe even FA, which it deserves. But not today... --Neopeius (talk) 03:23, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
https://www.si.edu/object/engineering-model-mariner-2:nasm_A19760027000
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