Mariner 20

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space probe
gptkbp:analyzes ongoing
gptkbp:availableFormats color
black and white
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band
gptkbp:dataTransmission telemetry data
gptkbp:dataUsage magnetic tape
surface pressure measurements
surface temperature measurements
atmospheric_data
images_of_Venus
gptkbp:historicalLegacy provided data for comparative planetology
inspired future exploration of the inner solar system
enhanced knowledge of planetary geology
established protocols for planetary imaging.
informed models of planetary atmospheres
contributed_to_understanding_of_Venus_atmosphere
paved_the_way_for_Venera_missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mariner 20
gptkbp:impact influenced_design_of_future_Venus_missions
gptkbp:launchDate February 20, 1971
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkbp:length 1,000 kilometers from Venus
gptkbp:mission flyby
flyby spacecraft
gptkbp:missions completed
successful
approximately 5 months
gptkbp:orbitalInclination no
gptkbp:powers radioisotope thermoelectric generator
gptkbp:primaryMission map_surface_features_of_Venus
study_Venus
gptkbp:recordings 1 kilometer
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
Caltech
gptkbp:scientificName magnetometer
TV camera
ultraviolet spectrometer
cosmic ray detector
infrared radiometer
first detailed images of Venus
gptkbp:secondaryMission August 1971
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mariner_22
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Venus