Akatsuki: References & Edit History
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Erik Gregersen
Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the Astrophysical Journal. Prior to that, he worked at McMaster University on the ODIN radio astronomy satellite project.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: The Planetary Society - Akatsuki, the Venus Climate Orbiter. | Mar 16, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Ultraviolet imager on Venus orbiter Akatsuki and its initial results. | Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - The first assimilation of Akatsuki single-layer winds and its validation with Venusian atmospheric waves excited by solar heating. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA Science - Akatsuki. | Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki. | May 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Akatsuki: Japan's Mission to Study Climate of Venus. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kids Web Japan - Hi-tech Voyage to Venus. | Sep 06, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Venus Exploration, Education and Public Outreach - Akatsuki. | Jun 07, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency - AKATSUKI. | Oct 15, 2017 | ||
| Noted that the probe is set to enter the orbit of Venus in November 2015. | Aug 06, 2014 | ||
| Updated for failure of Akatsuki to enter Venus orbit. | Dec 08, 2010 | ||
| Updated for launch of Akatsuki. | May 21, 2010 | ||
| Updated scheduled launch date of Akatsuki from May 18 to May 21, 2010. Added information about Ikaros. | May 19, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | May 19, 2010 |
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