Magellan Mission to Venus

Welcome to the Magellan Project home page!

NASA's Magellan spacecraft made a dramatic conclusion to its highly successful mission at Venus when it is commanded to plunge into the planet's dense atmosphere Tuesday, October 11, 1994. During its four years in orbit around Earth's sister planet, the spacecraft has radar-mapped 98 percent of the surface and collected high-resolution gravity data of Venus. The purpose of the crash landing is to gain data on the planet's atmosphere and on the performance of the spacecraft as it descends.

This home page offers Venus images taken by Magellan and other highlights from the mission.

Latest Status Reports

Magellan Mission at a Glance

Magellan Mission Summary

Magellan Venus Explorer's Guide

Press Releases

Magellan Products Guide

Images, Images, Images

Magellan Images (JPL).
Magellan Images (Planetary Data System, JPL).
Magellan CD-ROM Images (PDS Imaging Node, JPL).
Face of Venus home page.
Magellan CD-ROM Image Browser (MIT).
Sample Venus Images (MIT).
Magellan Venus FMAPs (GSFC).

Animations

Technical Literature about Venus

Credits

JPL Home Page

Please direct questions and comments about this page to
Ron Baalke
ron@jpl.nasa.gov