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Magellan Program

NASA’s Venus radar-mapping programme that sent the Magellan orbiter to image the planet’s entire surface and map its gravity field, revealing global geology before mission end in 1994.

Identity

Aliases
MagellanMagellan Venus MissionVenus Radar Mapper
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Magellan Program
Status
completed
Types
explorationsciencedevelopment

Details

Description
NASA’s Venus radar-mapping programme that sent the Magellan orbiter to image the planet’s entire surface and map its gravity field, revealing global geology before mission end in 1994.
End Date
1994
Leads
Participants
Start Date
1983

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 12:04:36 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 12:04:36 UTC

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