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MAGELLAN PROBE



Credit : NASA
Two views of the Magellan probe observing Venus
 

Launched in May 1989, Magellan reconstructed 98% of the map of the surface of Venus by a systematic flyby in orbit. The resolution of this map is better than 300 meters. 

The images show the Magellan probe and its Venus flyby.