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• Venus — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Venus (disambiguation). Venus   …   Wikipedia

• Venus — /vee neuhs/, n., pl. Venuses for 2. 1. an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty. 2. an exceptionally beautiful woman. 3. (sometimes l.c.) Archaeol. a statuette of… …   Universalium

• Observations and explorations of Venus — Venus in real color as it would appear to the naked eye. Observations of the planet Venus were first recorded by Babylonian astronomers around 1600 BC and have continued into the present.[dubious – …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Venus — Radar image of the surface of Venus, centered at 180 degrees east longitude Venus is a planet with striking surface characteristics. Most of what is known about its surface stems from radar observations, mainly images sent by the Magellan probe… …   Wikipedia

• Pioneer Venus project — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Pioneer Venus Orbiter Caption = Pioneer Venus Orbiter Organization = Ames Research Center NASA Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter Satellite Of = Venus Orbital Insertion Date = December 4, 1978 Launch = 20 May,… …   Wikipedia

• Space-Based Radar — refers to space borne radar systems that may have any of a variety of purposes. A number of earth observing radar satellites, such as RadarSat, have employed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to obtain terrain and land cover information about the… …   Wikipedia

• Atmosphere of Venus — Atmosphere of Venus …   Wikipedia

• Geología de Venus — La geología de Venus ofrece características superficiales impresionantes que contrastan tanto por su belleza como su rareza (Figura 1). La mayor parte de lo que sabemos actualmente sobre su superficie proviene de observaciones de radar,… …   Wikipedia Español

• Magellan (spacecraft) — Magellan Artist s depiction of Magellan at Venus Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta / Hughes Aircraft …   Wikipedia

• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — Conceptual image depicting the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in an elliptical low planet orbit around Mars Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Lockheed Ma …   Wikipedia

• List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia