Magellan
On May 4th 1989 the Magellan space mission to
Venus was launched, it was an unmanned space probe with a mission to radar map
the surface of Venus. The thick atmosphere means it is impossible to see the
surface of the planet.
Magellan reached Venus on August 10th 1990, during the next 4 years the probe radar
mapped the Venus, its mission finished on October 13th 1994 when it
entered the atmosphere of Venus and burnt up.
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| Radar image of Venus |
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