The planet Venus was first observed in antiquity, and continued with telescopic observations, and then by visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed...
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Colonization of Mars Colonization of the Moon Colonization of the Solar System Manned Venus flyby Observations and explorations of Venus Aerospace architecture...
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will launch in 2031. Observations and explorations of Venus Chandrayaan programme Mars Orbiter Mission Aditya-L1 "Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for...
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transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence...
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Orbit of Venus Quadrangles on Venus History of Venus Observations and explorations of Venus Artificial objects on Venus Venera Venera 1 Venera 2 Venera...
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General Observations and explorations of Venus Space colonization Space exploration Space weather Timeline of Solar System exploration Crew Health and Performance...
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of observations in Bangalore Predictions for the 2004 Transit of Venus The Transit of Venus: Where to See It Photos taken by BBC News readers Venus Transit...
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planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker and denser than Earth and any other rocky body in the Solar System. Its atmosphere is composed of mostly carbon...
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performed observations to characterize the atmosphere and surface of Venus. It continued to transmit data until October 1992. The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe...
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orbit around Venus on December 4, 1978. It returned data from Venus until October 1992. The spacecraft conducted radar altimetry observations allowing the...
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Mercury Observations and explorations of Venus Exploration of the Moon Exploration of Mars Exploration of Ceres Exploration of Jupiter Exploration of Saturn...
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atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gases surrounding the planet Venus. Venus's atmosphere is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5% nitrogen...
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of Venus is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Venus. Within the Solar System, it is the one nearest to Earth and...
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Venus Express (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April...
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Venera-17 (category Missions to Venus)
to Venus that would include an orbiter and a lander to be launched in 2031. The orbiter's prime objective is to perform observations with the use of a...
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The phases of Venus are the variations of lighting seen on the planet's surface, similar to lunar phases. The first recorded observations of them are thought...
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The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer...
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the longer wavelength continuum and emissions. List of missions to Venus Observations and explorations of Venus "Venus Spectral Rocket Experiment". NASA...
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Joseph Banks, astronomer Charles Green and naturalist Daniel Solander recorded the transit of Venus from the island of Tahiti during Cook's first voyage around...
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Aerobot Atmosphere of Venus Life on Venus Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer Observations and explorations of Venus Astronomers ponder...
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surface of Venus is dominated by geologic features that include volcanoes, large impact craters, and aeolian erosion and sedimentation landforms. Venus has...
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99942 Apophis (redirect from Exploration of 99942 Apophis)
when initial observations indicated a probability of 0.027 (2.7%) that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. Additional observations provided improved...
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to Venus, including later missions which were able to map the surface of Venus using radar to pierce the obscuring atmosphere. Space exploration has...
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Neith (hypothetical moon) (redirect from Natural satellites of venus)
observations of Venus, including William Herschel in 1768[citation needed]. Cassini originally observed Neith to be one-fourth the diameter of Venus....
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Venus has an orbit with a semi-major axis of 0.723 au (108,200,000 km; 67,200,000 mi), and an eccentricity of 0.007. The low eccentricity and comparatively...
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these observations. As of 8 February 2021, an updated status of studies considering the possible detection of lifeforms on Venus (via phosphine) and Mars...
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EnVision (category Missions to Venus)
the US side and that “recovery actions” would be required. Spaceflight portal Observations and explorations of Venus List of missions to Venus Akatsuki,...
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missions to the planet Venus (including gravity-assist flybys). Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union, followed...
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Mariner 2 (redirect from Mariner-Venus 1962)
radar and other explorations, suggested that Venus rotates very slowly and in a direction opposite that of the Earth. List of missions to Venus Microwave...
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plains of volcanism or deformation. These observations indicate that a catastrophic resurfacing event took place on Venus around 500 Ma, and was followed...
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