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dullgiulio
2963 days ago
They are usually called rovers, unless they actually fly. I cannot name any single atmospheric flight on another planet, only controlled plunges.
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KineticLensman
2963 days ago
The Vega-1 and Vega-2 balloons operated for more than 46 hours in the atmosphere of Venus as part of the Soviet Venera programme [0]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program
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roywiggins
2963 days ago
Everyone forgets about that program, and it was incredible stuff.
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program