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Events on Friday 10 August 1990 1
1990Magellan spacecraft enters orbit around VenusNASA probe begins radar mapping missionNASA's Magellan probe entered orbit around Venus on 10 August 1990 to map the planet's surface using radar. Over the following years it produced the most detailed maps of Venus's surface to date. The mission revealed extensive volcanic activity beneath the planet's thick clouds.