Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Ishtar Terra |
One of the major upland areas on the planet Venus, comparable in size with the continent of Australia. It includes the highest mountain peaks on Venus, Maxwell Montes.
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