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Magellan maps Venus
The Magellan spacecraft ended its mission in 1994 after mapping the surface of Venus using cloud penetrating radar. The probe revealed numerous volcanoes and lava flows around the planet. Venus's noxious atmosphere, high temperatures and pressures make landing a probe on the surface very difficult.
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