Venus

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Sources

1. ArticleJeremiah Horrocks, the transit of Venus, and the ‘New Astronomy’ in early seventeenth-century England

Relations

flown past by:

• Mariner 10since 5 Feb 1974

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

• Mariner 2since 14 Dec 1962

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

• Mariner 5since 19 Oct 1967

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

landing site of:

• Venera 13since 1 Mar 1982

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

• Venera 7since 15 Dec 1970

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

• Venera 9since 22 Oct 1975

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

observed by:

• Jeremiah Horrockssince 24 Nov 1639 O.S.

  Sources: Jeremiah Horrocks, the transit of Venus, and the ‘New Astronomy’ in early seventeenth-century England

• William Crabtreesince 24 Nov 1639 O.S.

  Sources: Jeremiah Horrocks, the transit of Venus, and the ‘New Astronomy’ in early seventeenth-century England

orbited by:

• Akatsuki

  Sources: NSSDCA Master Catalog

• Magellan

  Sources: Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016

orbits:

• Sun

  Sources: Distant future of the Sun and Earth revisited

Appears in17 items

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  Halley’s Comet Through History1 item
  • Vega 1 meets the comet6 Mar 1986
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  History of the Universe1 item
  • Earth is probably swallowed7.59 Ga AP
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  Robotic Explorers of the Solar System13 items
  • The Soviet Venus programme12 Feb 1961
  • Mariner 227 Aug 1962, 06:53
  • Mariner 2 passes Venus14 Dec 1962
  • Venera 4 falls into Venus’s air18 Oct 1967
  • Venera 717 Aug 1970, 05:38
  • Venera 7 lands on Venus15 Dec 1970, 05:37
  • Mariner 103 Nov 1973, 05:45
  • Venera 9 photographs the surface of Venus22 Oct 1975
  • Venera 13 sends colour pictures from Venus1 Mar 1982
  • Vega 115 Dec 1984, 09:16
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    Magellan4 May 1989, 18:47
  • Akatsuki20 May 2010, 21:58
  • Akatsuki reaches Venus at the second try6 Dec 2015
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  The Far Future1 item
  • Mercury, Venus and probably Earth are swallowed7.59 Ga AP
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  The Scientific Revolution1 item
  • 
    Horrocks watches Venus cross the Sun24 Nov 1639 O.S.

Mentioned in1 item

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  Robotic Explorers of the Solar System1 item
  • Parker Solar Probe12 Aug 2018, 07:31