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When it was closest to Venus, Magellan made a detailed map of the planet. Then the probe rotated and pointed its antenna at Earth to transmit its data. Over the course of two years it mapped 98 % of Venus's surface.

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When it was closest to Venus, Magellan made a detailed map of the planet. Then the probe rotated and pointed its antenna at Earth to transmit its data. Over the course of two years it mapped 98 % of Venus's surface.

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58750 • APHRODITE • ASTRONOMY • CELESTIAL BODY • COLOR • COLOUR • HEAVENLY BODY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • MAGELLAN'S ORBIT AROUND VENUS • MAGELLAN • SPACE PROBE • VENUS • VENUS;