Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:analyzes |
conducted_by_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
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gptkbp:dataTransmission |
via X-band radio
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gptkbp:dataUsage |
surface pressure measurements
surface temperature measurements atmospheric_data images_of_Venus |
gptkbp:design |
3 years
|
gptkbp:firstHeld |
first spacecraft to study Venus's atmosphere in detail
first spacecraft to map Venus |
gptkbp:height |
approximately 1.5 meters
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mariner 11
|
gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
none
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gptkbp:launchDate |
September 6, 1973
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gptkbp:launched |
NASA
|
gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
|
gptkbp:length |
approximately 8,000 kilometers
approximately 2.5 meters |
gptkbp:maxSpeed |
approximately 10.5 km/s
|
gptkbp:mission |
flyby
|
gptkbp:missions |
completed
approximately 1 year |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
enhanced radar technology for planetary exploration
mapped_surface_features_of_Venus discovered_high_surface_temperatures_on_Venus provided_evidence_of_volcanic_activity_on_Venus discovered_thick_cloud_cover_on_Venus influenced_design_of_future_missions_to_Venus. provided_data_on_atmospheric_composition_of_Venus contributed_to_understanding_of_greenhouse_effect_on_Venus |
gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
no
|
gptkbp:powers |
radioisotope thermoelectric generator
|
gptkbp:primaryMission |
map_surface_features_of_Venus
study_Venus's_atmosphere |
gptkbp:researchInterest |
increased_understanding_of_Venus
contributed_to_future_Venus_missions |
gptkbp:scientificName |
magnetometer
photopolarimeter ultraviolet spectrometer television camera infrared_spectrometer |
gptkbp:secondaryMission |
October 1994
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gptkbp:succeededBy |
100% for flyby
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Mariner_12
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gptkbp:tourism |
gptkb:Venus
|
gptkbp:weight |
approximately 500 kg
|
gptkbp:width |
approximately 1.5 meters
|