magellan update forwarded from doug griffith magellan project manager magellan status report april the magellan mission at venus continues normally gathering gravity data which provides measurement of density variations in the upper mantle which can be correlated to surface topography spacecraft performance is nominal magellan has completed orbits of venus and is now days from the end of cycle and the start of the transition experiment no significant activities are expected next week as preparations for aerobraking continue on schedule on monday morning april the moon will occult venus and interrupt the tracking of magellan for about minutes ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov jet propulsion lab m s telos the aweto from new zealand pasadena ca is part caterpillar and part vegetable
