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Viking 1-2

08/20/1975

Destination- Mars
Purpose- take pictures and look at atmosphere
Findings- volcanoes

Voyager 1-2

09/05/1977

Destination- Jupiter and Saturn
Purpose- look at Saturn’s rings, moons and magnetic fields of both planets
Findings- both planets 40 moons

Magellan

05/04/1989

Destination- Venus
Purpose- collect radar images and atmosphere

Galileo

10/18/1982

Destination- Jupiter
Purpose- study solar system and Jupiter’s moons
Findings- icy surface of Europa

Mars Global Surveyor

11/07/1996

Destination- mars
Purpose- take pictures of the poles
Findings- possibility for liquid water