Planetary exploration missions conducted by the United States concentrated on Mars and only a few spacecraft were sent to Venus. The only U.S. spacecraft mission to explore Venus in the 1980 to 2020 time frame was Magellan. Magellan was a very successful polar orbiting spacecraft that reached Venus in August 1990. It mapped 98% of the surface of Venus with high-resolution synthetic aperture radar.


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    Title :

    U.S. Magellan Spacecraft that Explored Venus 1980–2020


    Additional title:

    Springer Praxis Books(formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)


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    Publication date :

    2023-07-01


    Size :

    26 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English