Observations and explorations of Venus
Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus , including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light.
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| 2018 |
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1. Historical observations and impact 3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus , including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2017 |
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1. Historical observations and impact 3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2016 |
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1. Historical observations and impact 3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2015 |
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1. Historical observations and impact 3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2014 |
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1. Historical observations and impact 3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes which floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2013 |
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3. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes which floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2012 |
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4. Transit and early terrestrial observations |
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Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes which floated in the atmosphere of Venus . Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to other planets, but the surface of Venus is obscured by an atmosphere opaque to visible light. |
| 2011 |
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Observations of the planet Venus were first recorded by Babylonian astronomers around 1600 BC and have continued into the present. [ dubious ] The Maya also kept records of the movements of Venus [1] and attached special importance to the planet. [ citation needed ] In 1610, Galileo Galilei was the first person to observe Venus through a telescope , and discovered that it appears to undergo phases , supporting the heliocentric model of planetary motions. Important later observations centered around rare transits of Venus , in which the planet passes across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth . During one transit in 1761, Mikhail Lomonosov discovered that Venus has an atmosphere , and another transit in the 19th century allowed astronomers to calculate the distance from Earth to the Sun . In the early 1960s, astronomers studied Venus by making radar and microwave observations from Earth, which suggested Venus has a surface temperature of several hundred kelvins . |
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| 2010 |
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Observations of the planet Venus were first made by Babylonian astronomers around 1600 BC and have continued into the present. The Maya also kept records of the movements of Venus and attached special importance to the planet. In 1610, Galileo Galilei was the first person to observe Venus through a telescope , and discovered that it appears to undergo phases , supporting the heliocentric model of planetary motions. Important later observations centered around rare transits of Venus , in which the planet passes across the face of the Sun as seen from Earth . During one transit in 1761, Mikhail Lomonosov discovered that Venus has an atmosphere , and another transit in the 19th century allowed astronomers to calculate the distance from Earth to the Sun . In the early 1960s, astronomers studied Venus by making radar and microwave observations from Earth, which suggested Venus has a surface temperature of several hundred kelvins . |
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| 2009 |
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The observations and explorations of Venus started around 1600 BC. Observations of Venus have continued into the present, as astronomers study Venus with radar and telescopes . As of 1961, space probes have been launched toward Venus , starting with the Soviet probe Venera 1 . The first successful Venus probe was NASA 's Mariner 2 , which flew by the planet. Venera 9 performed the first successful orbiting and landing on Venus . Currently, the European Space Agency 's Venus Express is orbiting the planet. |
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| 2008 |
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The observations and explorations of Venus started around 1600 BC. Observations of Venus have continued into the present, as astronomers study Venus with radar and telescopes . As of 1961, space probes have been launched toward Venus , starting with the Soviet probe Venera 1 . The first successful Venus probe was NASA 's Mariner 2 , which flew by the planet. Venera 9 performed the first successful orbiting and landing on Venus . Currently , the European Space Agency 's Venus Express is orbiting the planet. |
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| 2007 |
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The observations and explorations of Venus started around 1600 BC . Observations of Venus have continued into the present, as astronomers study Venus with radar and telescopes . As of 1961 , space probes have been launched toward Venus , starting with the Soviet probe Venera 1 . The first successful Venus probe was NASA 's Mariner 2 , which flew by the planet. Venera 9 preformed the first successful orbiting and landing on Venus . Currently , the European Space Agency 's Venus Express is orbiting the planet. |
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| 2006 |
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| 2005 |
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Venus is the most prominent astronomical feature in Earth's morning and evening sky other than the Sun and Moon, and has been known since before recorded history. One of the oldest surviving astronomical documents , from the Babylonian library of Ashurbanipal around 1600 BC , is a 21-year record of the appearances of Venus (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna ). The ancient Sumerians and Babylonians called Venus Dil-bat or Dil-i-pat ; in Akkadia it was the special star of the mother-god Ishtar ; and in Chinese it is Jīn-xīng (金星), the planet of the metal element . |