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Venus has been visited by spacecraft over 20 times. It was visited by NASA’s Mariner 2 (in 1962), Pioneer Venus (in 1978), the Soviet Union’s Venera 7 (in 1970) and Venera 9 (in 1975, this was the first spacecraft to land on another planet).
Venus Missions
| Mission Name | Date | Accomplishment |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner 2 | 1962 | Fly-by mission |
| Venera 7 | 1970 | First landing on another planet |
| Mariner 10 | 1974 | First close-up photos |
| Venera 9 | 1975 | First photos of the surface |
| Pioneer Venus 1 | 1978 | First radar, UV, and infrared images |
| Pioneer Venus 2 | 1978 | Probe examines the atmosphere |
| Magellan | 1990 | Global radar mapping (through the clouds) |