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 |