Magellan's Trip to Venus

Image Credit: NASA

 
On May 4, 1989, NASA launched Space Shuttle mission STS-30, which included the Magellan spacecraft, also known as the Venus Radar Mapper.

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Here are some pictures from the mission.

Here are a few more Venus-related items you might find interesting:
    "Farewell, Fantastic Venus!"
   "Should We Terraform Venus First?"
    Venus Transit 2012
    Some quotes that mention Venus

Have you read any science fiction works about Venus?

Saturn's North Pole

Sometimes just a picture is awe-some enough.

 Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

But here's some related music to go with it, "Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age" from The Planets by Gustav Holst.

And here are a couple of previous blog posts having to do with Saturn.

Martian!

 

How's your Curiosity these days?

Curiosity's descent

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

In case you haven't already seen it:  wow!

Curiosity on Mars — Confirmation!

 Wheels down!

Hooray!

Update: more images here!

Continuing Curiosity about Curiosity

Anticipation ... Are you watching ?

Am listening to this in the background.