Inner circles of the solar system

APR 01, 1966

Soviet and American probes are exploring the moon, Venus and the space around them.

Physics Today

RECENT MONTHS have seen various significant events in that Soviet shooting gallery, the solar system, and on the earth among those who are interested in solar‐system exploration. On 3 Feb. the Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 made a successful soft landing on the moon and shortly thereafter began to send back pictures of the surface. On 1 March the Russians announced a hard landing on Venus by their probe Venus 3, which delivered at least a coat of arms of the Soviet Union.

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