Q. Which of the following was the first planet in the solar system to be visited by a Spacecraft?
Answer: Venus
Notes: The first planet in our solar system to be visited by a spacecraft was Venus, and the correct answer is [B] Venus.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 1 was the first human-made object to attempt to reach Venus in 1961, although it failed to make a successful flyby of the planet. However, Venera 7, also launched by the Soviet Union, became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Venus in 1970, providing valuable data about the planet's surface and atmosphere.
Since then, numerous missions have been sent to Venus by various space agencies, including NASA, the Soviet Union, and more recently, the European Space Agency (ESA). These missions have greatly expanded our understanding of Venus and its extreme environment, which includes scorching temperatures, a thick and toxic atmosphere, and high surface pressures.
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