#OTD in 1967, Mariner V launched to Venus on a flyby mission to learn about the planet's atmosphere.
With an atmospheric pressure more than 90 times Earth's and a temperature of 527 °C, we learned Venus wasn't so similar to Earth after all!
Read: https://go.nasa.gov/43x5uXy
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55 Years Ago: Mariner 5 Explores Venus
In 1967, as NASA continued preparations for the first human landing on the Moon, the agency once again turned its attention toward exploring Venus.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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