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.
U.S. Magellan Spacecraft that Explored Venus 1980–2020
Springer Praxis Books(formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)
2023-07-01
26 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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