Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
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The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, also known as Pioneer Venus 2 or Pioneer 13, was a spacecraft launched in 1978 to explore Venus as part of NASA's Pioneer program. This part of the program included a spacecraft bus which was launched from Earth. The bus carried one large and three smaller probes, which, after separating, each penetrated the Venusian atmosphere at a different location, returning data as they descended into the planet's thick atmosphere. The entries occurred on December 9, 1978.
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PVM; Pioneer 13; Pioneer Venus 2; Pioneer Venus B
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1978 Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
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atmospheric entry
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rocket launch
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe (ARC-1978-AC78-9245) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pioneer Venus Large Probe | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pioneer Venus 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Multiprobe spacecraft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Multiprobe spacecraft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PARACHUTE TESTS KSC-75P-0293 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pioneer Venus 2 Parachute test in VAB | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A Venus parachute KSC-75P-0298 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Parachute system KSC-75P-0292 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pioneer Venus 2 inspection | Commons | ||








