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1. www.nasa.gov › solar-system › the-return-to-venusThe Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth - NASA

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   Dec 11, 2019 · Venus hides a wealth of information that could help us better understand Earth and exoplanets. NASA’s JPL is designing mission concepts to survive the planet’s extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure. This image is a composite of data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.

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2. science.nasa.gov › venus › explorationVenus: Exploration - Science@NASA

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   Nov 9, 2017 · How did Venus become a sulfurous inferno, while Earth evolved to become the only known world with life? Although not currently habitable, Venus lies within the Sun’s "Goldilocks zone," and may have been habitable before Earth.

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4. www.esa.int › Science_Exploration › Space_ScienceESA - Venus Express Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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   How long did it take the spacecraft to get to Venus? The journey lasted 162 days. Venus Express was captured into an orbit around Venus by firing the main engine for 53 minutes.

5. science.nasa.gov › venusVenus - NASA Science

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   Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Read More

6. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › venusIn Depth | Venus – NASA Solar System Exploration

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   NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, which ended a five-year mission to Venus in 1994, mapped the broiling surface using radar. Magellan saw a land of extreme volcanism. The orbiter saw a relatively young surface, one recently reshaped (in geologic terms), and chains of towering mountains.

7. www.popsci.com › space › nasa-new-venus-missions-daThe inside story of the new NASA missions to Venus | Popular ...

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   Jun 29, 2021 · NASA’s 1978 Pioneer Venus mission produced the first crude radar maps. But in the decade that followed, NASA launched no planetary science missions.

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   How did NASA map the surface of Venus?

   • NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, which ended a five-year mission to Venus in 1994, mapped the broiling surface using radar. Magellan saw a land of extreme volcanism. The orbiter saw a relatively young surface, one recently reshaped (in geologic terms), and chains of towering mountains.

   In Depth | Venus – NASA Solar System Exploration

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   How many spacecraft have visited Venus?

   • Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Why Return to Venus?

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   What was the first spacecraft to visit Venus?

   • NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Why Return to Venus? How did Venus become a sulfurous inferno, while Earth evolved to become the only known world with life?

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   How many missions have been launched to explore Venus?

   • More than 40 missions have been launched to explore Venus. Akatsuki is Japan's first mission to explore Venus. It launched in May 2010. Mariner 2 became the first successful mission to another planet when it flew by Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. Pioneer Venus 1 launched on May 20, 1978, and was the first American spacecraft to orbit Venus.

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   Why are other countries planning a Venus mission?

   • Other countries are planning Venus missions, because there are good reasons to go. As scientists have studied solar systems beyond our own with instruments like the recently retired Kepler Space Telescope, they’ve found dozens of exoplanets with Earth-like properties.

   The inside story of the new NASA missions to Venus - Popular Science

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   Does NASA still study Venus?

   • Although NASA hasn’t dedicated a line of funding to studying Venus since the 1990s, a passionate research effort has persisted. Scientists are still reanalyzing data from Magellan and even the Pioneer and Venera missions.

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9. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › the-return-to-venus-andThe Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth | NASA Jet ...

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   Dec 11, 2019 · Venus hides a wealth of information that could help us better understand Earth and exoplanets. NASA's JPL is designing mission concepts to survive the planet's extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure. This image is a composite of data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter.