Venus, in 1992
The Magellan spacecraft mapped the cloud-shrouded planet Venus with radar.
Ferdinand Magellan
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.
Venus was the planet that the spacecraft Magellan enabled scientists to research extensively.
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.
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 spacecraft was launched to study Venus by NASA on May 4th 1989.
The Magellan probe was designed to study Venus. It went to Venus in 1994.
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.
Venus