Venus, in 1992
The Magellan spacecraft mapped the cloud-shrouded planet Venus with radar.
The spacecraft that mapped Venus with radar is the Magellan orbiter. Launched in 1989, Magellan used synthetic aperture radar to create detailed maps of the planet's surface, penetrating its thick cloud cover. The mission provided valuable insights into Venus's geology and topography, revealing features such as mountains, valleys, and volcanoes. Magellan operated until 1994, significantly enhancing our understanding of Earth's "sister planet."
Venera 15 and 16 orbited the planet in 1983 Magellan in 1990 mapped 98% of the surface Venus Express is still sending data back to earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
Venus was the planet that the spacecraft Magellan enabled scientists to research extensively.
Magellan, a JPL-led project, used synthetic aperture radar to map Venus. Martin Marietta in Denver built the spacecraft, Hughes in El Segundo built the radar.
Venus was the planet that the spacecraft Magellan enabled scientists to research extensively.
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) died on the Philippine island of Mactan, in Cebu, Philippines. He was a brave Portuguese who sailed around the world, or circumnavigated. Good thing he died.
Venus. Here's a good trivia question: "Which planet is the most completely mapped?" Most people will say Earth, but Earth is 70% water and the oceans are charted, not mapped.
The Magellan probe was designed to study Venus. It went to Venus in 1994.
The Magellan spacecraft was launched to study Venus by NASA on May 4th 1989.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to reach Asia by ship. This was important because he mapped out the route to Asia which opened up the trade of Asian goods.