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Venus Radar Mapping

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1990

Gordon Pettengill10 August 1990

Venus · Science / Astronomy

Magellan enters Venus orbit and begins radar mapping.

Names involved

Gordon Pettengill

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