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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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MAGELLAN.
Radar image of volcanic "pancake" domes in Tinatin Planitia, September 15, 1990-September 13, 1992, gelatin silver print mounted, 23½ x 15¼ inches (600 x 385 mm).
The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was launched by NASA on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus using Synthetic Aperture Radar and to measure the planetary gravity. It was the first interplanetary mission to be launched from the Space Shuttle.
The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was launched by NASA on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus using Synthetic Aperture Radar and to measure the planetary gravity. It was the first interplanetary mission to be launched from the Space Shuttle.
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Category: Space / Space History
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