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Venus, the second planet from the Sun, has always fascinated mankind. One of the reasons for this is that Venus can be seen particularly well shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, as it is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.
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Fraser, S.D. (2015). Power System Options for Venus Exploration Missions: Past, Present and Future. In: Badescu, V., Zacny, K. (eds) Inner Solar System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19569-8_10
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