On this date in 1983, the Soviet Venera
15 space probe arrived at Venus. Together with Venera 16, which
arrived shortly thereafter, Venera 15 helped create a map of about
25% of the planet's surface. Two features that made the twin space
probes unique for the time: the use of radar as a mapping tool and
the on-board computer that stored all the data.
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