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AN interplanetary probe intended to go into orbit around Venus has failed in its mission, Japan's space agency said today, 200 days after it left Earth.
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The Akatsuki was fitted with five cameras to peer through the planet's thick layer of sulphuric acid clouds to monitor the meteorology of Venus, search for possible lightning, and scan its crust for active volcanoes.