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Magellan Mission End

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

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1994

Stephen Saunders13 October 1994

Venus · Science / Astronomy

Magellan is deliberately lowered into Venus's atmosphere, ending a mission that mapped almost the entire planet by radar.

Names involved

Stephen Saunders

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