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Venus with Visible and Radar Illumination

Target Name:  Venus
Spacecraft:  Mariner 10, Magellan
Produced by:  Calvin J. Hamilton
Copyright: © 2000 Calvin J. Hamilton
Date Released: 16 November 2000
(Publisher Permission Request)

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This picture shows two different perspectives of Venus. On the left is a mosaic of images acquired by the Mariner 10 spacecraft on February 5, 1974. The image shows the thick cloud coverage that prevents optical observation of the planet's surface. The surface of Venus remained hidden until 1978 when the Pioneer Venus 1 spacecraft arrived and went into orbit about the planet on December 4th. The spacecraft used radar to map planet's surface, revealing a new Venus. Later in August of 1990 the Magellan spacecraft arrived at Venus and began its extensive planetary mapping mission. This mission produced radar images up to 300 meters per pixel in resolution. The right image show a rendering of Venus from the Pioneer Venus and Magellan radar images.

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