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Dec. 12, 1978 - Sunrise on Venus: This picture was made by Pioneer Venus Orbiter Spacecraft on December 5th at 9pm. This first view was taken in ultraviolet light during the spacecrafts second orbit of the planet at a distance of about 60, 000 kilometers from Venus. It was obtained by a Cloud Photopolarimeter, a small telescope, as the spacecraft spun at 5 revolutions per minute and moved along its orbital path

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