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Atmosphere
1994
Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus
1989
6-week study of Arctic atmosphere shows no ozone "hole"
1984
Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed
1979
U.S. Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia and disintegrates
1978
Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus
1972
1 million kg heavy meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada
1969
Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere
1966
Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again
1958
Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere
1958
Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere and burns up
1956
Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere
1946
1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up)
1945
JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made Object to escape Atmosphere)
1882
Atmosphere of Venus detected during transit
1867
Charles Fabry, discoverer, ozone layer in upper atmosphere
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