| VENUS SPACECRAFT VISITS
Venus has been visited by spacecraft over 20 times. It was visited by NASA's Mariner 2 (in 1962), Pioneer Venus (in 1978), the Soviet Union's Venera 7 (in 1970) and Venera 9 (in 1975, this was the first spacecraft to land on another planet).
Mission Name Date Accomplishment
| Mariner 2 |
1962 |
Fly-by mission |
| Venera 7 |
1970 |
First landing on another planet |
| Mariner 10 |
1974 |
First close-up photos |
| Venera 9 |
1975 |
First photos of the surface |
| Pioneer Venus 1 |
1978 |
First radar, UV, and infrared images |
| Pioneer Venus 2 |
1978 |
Probe examines the atmosphere |
| Magellan |
1990 |
Global radar mapping (through the clouds) |
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