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Halley USSR Stamp
Title Halley USSR Stamp
Category Comets
Sub-Category Halley's Comet Return of 1986
Description Commemorating the launch of the Venera-Halley mission, launched to Venus in Dec. 1984. It flew by Venus in June 1985. Separation of the cometary probe and Venera descent module took place at that time. The gravitational swing-by at Venus provided the encounter with Halley's comet in March 1986.
Date December 1984
Index Reference a268
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