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How was the Magellan spacecraft able to see through Venus clouds?
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Infrared light can penetrate through clouds. The resulting images were adjusted to assign colors in the visible spectrum. You can search the web for "False-color imaging" and find more information on this image enhancement technique.
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What planet was explored by the Magellan spacecraft?
The Magellan spacecraft was launched to study Venus by NASA on May 4th 1989.
What color is the sky on Venus's?
A Soviet spacecraft that landed on Venus showed the sky to be yellow in a picture but this is because of the sulferous clouds in the Venusian atmosphere.
Who discovery Venus?
Many scientists have studied Venus. The scientific teams that flew spacecraft such as Mariner 2 and Magellan have gathered much data on the planet Venus.
How have astronomers been able to study the face of Venus?
Since the planet is completely covered by dense clouds the only ways to study its surface has been with spacecraft: landers which pass through the clouds to land on the surface (but due to the high temperature and corrosive sulfuric acid in the air fail rapidly) and orbiters using RADAR to look through the clouds to map the surface. A few early studies of Venus were done using Earth based RADARs, but the results were not very clear due to the distance.
What spacecraft or satellite have explored Venus?
Since the 1960s many spacecraft have been sent to Venus. Venera 1 through to Venera 16, were sent by the Soviet Union. They also sent Vega I and Vega II. The USA has sent Mariners 2, 5 and 10, two Pioneer craft and Magellan. In total about 13 probes have landed on the planet and the others have orbited it.
What planet was explored by the Magellan spacecraft?
The Magellan spacecraft was launched to study Venus by NASA on May 4th 1989.
Which planet did the spacecraft Magellan enable scientists to research extensively?
Venus was the planet that the spacecraft Magellan enabled scientists to research extensively.
What is the name of the spacecraft that allowed us to map Venus?
Magellan probe
Which cloud shrouded planet did the Magellan spacecraft map with radar?
venus
What technology did the Magellan spacecraft use to map venus?
Radar technology.
Can even the most powerful telescopes see through Venus' clouds?
Optical telescopes can't penetrate the clouds of Venus, but data have been collected from the surface and from the atmosphere below the clouds with radar, radio telescopes, and landing spacecraft.
What planet did the Magellan enable scientists to research extensively?
Venus was the planet that the spacecraft Magellan enabled scientists to research extensively.
What has the author Cynthia A Miller written?
Cynthia A Miller has written: 'Magellan mapping module' -- subject(s): Cartography, Magellan (Spacecraft), Study and teaching, Venus probes
What color is the sky on Venus?
A Soviet spacecraft that landed on Venus showed the sky to be yellow in a picture but this is because of the sulferous clouds in the Venusian atmosphere.
What happened on October 12th 1994?
Saturday Night" by Whigfield was number oneNASA lost contact with the spacecraft Magellan as it approached the planet Venus.
What color is the sky on Venus's?
A Soviet spacecraft that landed on Venus showed the sky to be yellow in a picture but this is because of the sulferous clouds in the Venusian atmosphere.
What is maggelon's vehicle mass?
The Magellan spacecraft is a robotic space probe and is also known as the Venus Radar Mapper. It has a vehicle launch mass of 2,282 pounds.
