Magellan Press Releases

1987

• Assembly of Magellan Test Structure Begins.
• Magellan Completes Spacecraft-Radar Interface Test.

1988

• Magellan's Radar Instrument Shipped to Denver.
• New DSN Radar Images Indicate Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus.

1989

• Educators Will Join Magellan Conference at KSC.

1990

• Galileo Venus Flyby.
• Magellan Prepares for Venus Orbit Insertion.

1991

• Magellan's Radar Data Provides New Knowledge About Venus.
• Magellan Shortens Mapping Passes for Thermal Control.
• Public Invited to Name Features on Venus.
• Magellan & Galileo Mission Teams Receive Awards.
• Magellan Maps 90% of Venus.
• Magellan Discovers Longest Channel in the Solar System.
• Scientists Study Magellan Images.
• Large Scale Maps of Venus Released.
• Magellan Performs Radio Occultation Experiment.
• Magellan Begins Third Radar Mapping Cycle.

1992

• Magellan Begins Third Radar Mapping Cycle.
• Magellan's Orbit to be Lowered for Gravity Studies.

1993

• Global Map of Venus Completed.
• Magellan Will Perform Aerobraking Maneuvers.
• Magellan Begins Aerobraking Maneuvers.
• Magellan Completes Aerobraking Maneuvers.
• Magellan Acquires High-Resoultion Gravity Data.

1994

• Magellan Receives Funding to Complete Gravity Study.
• Magellan Data Indicates Venus is Still Geologically Active.
• Magellan Begins Windmill Experiment.

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