This home page from NASA offers Venus images taken by Magellan and other highlights from the mission. In orbit around Venus for four years this mission provided maps of 98 percent of the surface of Venus that are more detailed than most...

Discover useful information about Magellanic penguins including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.

Detailed information and fascinating facts about the Magellanic penguin include diet, habitat, physical features, behavior, and conservation status.

A short biography of Ferdinand Magellan.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Ferdinand Magellan who lead the first expedition around the world.

A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of The Story of Magellan by George Makespeace Towle, a nonfiction for children.

A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of The Story of Magellan by Hezekiah Butterworth, a book of biographies for children.

A comprehensive look at the Pacific Islands and their explorers, including Magellan and James Cook. Includes a look at literary classics such as the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Robinson Crusoe.

On this site, learn about the first explorer to sail around the world. This site contains the biography and life of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

A concise biography of Ferdinand Magellan.

A biography of the first man to sail around the globe. Discover the details of Ferdinand Magellan's life and contributions to world history.

Detailed information about the Magellan Mission to Venus with images of major surface features and two images of the spacecraft.

Five page image catalog from the Magellan mission to Venus. Links to detailed information about the spacecraft.

An overview of the Magellan Mission from the assembly of the spacecraft to its radar mapping of Venus. Includes photographs and descriptions of the different phases of the mission. Streaming audio of the descriptions are also available.

This site provides a printable description of the life of Ferdinand Magellan and his travels. Contains a global map indicating his route.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Ferdinand Magellan."

This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a brief biography of Ferdinand Magellan, as well as a deep look into his death at the hands of natives in the...

This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a brief biography of Ferdinand Magellan, as well as a deep look into his death at the hands of natives in the...

This EyeWitness to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a brief biography of Ferdinand Magellan, as well as a deep look into his death at the hands of natives in the...

Describes scientific research into volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. Using information transmitted from the orbiting Magellan spacecraft, data is collected. Includes a glossary of vocabulary terms. [ November 8, 2010]

Find out who Peter Lynch is and how he became the fund manager of Fidelity Magellan Fund in this interview.

An image of Ferdinand Magellan.

An image of Ferdinand Magellan.

A Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for both Portugal and Spain. He was the first to sail from Europe westwards to Asia, the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean, and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of...