Mission · Venus orbiter
Magellan
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- 1989
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- completed (1994)
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Magellan is a venus orbiter, operated by NASA, launched in 1989.
Mission
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- 1989
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- completed (1994)
Gallery
Venus - Comparison of Venera and Magellan Resolutions
These radar images show an identical area on Venus (centered at 110 degrees longitude and 64 degrees north latitude) as imaged by the U.S.
1996
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 1996-02-05
Targets & destinations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.