Inner circles of the solar system

APR 01, 1966

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

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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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