NASA's Magellan mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ishtar_Terra
gptkbp:collaborations multiple NASA centers
gptkbp:completed over 800 orbits of Venus
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:contributed_to Venus's geological history
gptkbp:data_usage via X-band radio
surface composition of Venus
new theories about Venus's geology
gptkbp:discovered_by large shield volcanoes on Venus
tectonic features on Venus
volcanic activity on Venus
gptkbp:ends_at September 1994
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Magellan mission
gptkbp:improves the presence of volcanic features on Venus
gptkbp:is_designed_to approximately 4 years
gptkbp:is_equipped_with a synthetic aperture radar
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Pioneer_program
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis_STS-30
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
planetary atmospheres
the Space Shuttle program
May 4, 1989
understanding Venus's geological processes
gptkbp:map 98% of Venus's surface
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Venus
planetary science
map another planet's surface in detail
planetary atmospheres and surfaces.
radar astronomy
radar mapping technology
study the inner planets
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Ferdinand_Magellan
the explorer Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:notable_achievement planetary exploration
gptkbp:notable_recipients the field of comparative planetology
gptkbp:objective map the surface of Venus
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operates_in a harsh environment
gptkbp:part_of study terrestrial planets
gptkbp:presented_by the complexity of Venus's surface
gptkbp:provides_information_on Venusian atmosphere
Venusian geology
Venus's volcanic processes
Venusian atmospheric studies
Venusian topography
gptkbp:radar synthetic aperture radar
gptkbp:resulted_in the exploration of the solar system
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:NASA's_Venus_Express
gptkbp:surface down to 100 meters resolution
gptkbp:technique interferometry
gptkbp:technology spacecraft design and engineering
gptkbp:uses gravity assist from Venus
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for gptkb:NASA's_planetary_exploration_program