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4. Magellan Exiting the Space Shuttle
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Magellan Exiting the Space Shuttle

This is an image of Magellan exiting the space shuttle Atlantis in May 1989. The large radar dish was used for collecting the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, while the smaller altimeter horn to its left was used to collect the altimetry data and related products.

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