196264y ago
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Mariner 2 Venus flyby
The first successful interplanetary mission. Mariner 2 revealed Venus to be blisteringly hot, with no detectable magnetic field — a blow to hopes of a habitable twin.
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On This Day in Space
14 December
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1
Year range
1962
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Curated
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