NASA Solar System
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How do you get a probe ready for the heat of Venus? Put it in a furnace.🔥
From Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, a model of our DAVINCI probe went through six cycles to 869°F (465°C), each matched to its planned hour-long descent.
It came out unscathed:
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