Multiple choice

The first ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named

  1. Galileo

  2. Magellan

  3. Newton

  4. Challenger
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Magellan was a NASA space probe launched in 1989 to map the surface of Venus using radar. It was the first planetary spacecraft to be launched from a space shuttle.

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