Orbiting Venus |
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On August 10, 1990, Magellan entered into orbit about Venus, as depicted in this artist's view. During its 243-day primary mission, referred to as Cycle 1, the spacecraft mapped well over 80 percent of the planet with its high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). By the end of the mission, 99% of the planet had been mapped. The spacecraft returned more digital imaging data in the first cycle than all previous U.S. planetary missions combined.
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