Pioneer Venus mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_project
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe
gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pioneer Venus mission
gptkbp:launchDate 1978
gptkbp:objective study Venus atmosphere
map Venus surface
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_mission first US mission to Venus since Mariner 10
provided data for Magellan mission planning
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_carried one large probe
three small probes
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_endOfMission December 9, 1978
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_launchDate August 8, 1978
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_measured gptkb:temperature
radio signals
pressure
winds
atmospheric composition
light levels
cloud structure
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_missionDuration several hours
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe_probes_entered_atmosphere December 9, 1978
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_detected volcanic features
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_discovered evidence of lightning on Venus
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_endOfMission October 8, 1992
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_entered_orbit December 4, 1978
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_launchDate May 20, 1978
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_mapped Venus surface using radar
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_missionDuration 14 years
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_reentered_atmosphere October 22, 1992
gptkbp:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter_studied Venus atmosphere
Venus surface
Venus clouds
gptkbp:target gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_L._Hoffman
gptkb:Neutral_Mass_Spectrometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7