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Photos from the Surface of Venus

Posted by michael on from the land-down-under dept.

Mean_Nishka writes "I was surprised to learn that the Soviets sucessfully landed a number of probes on the surface of Venus (the probes were given the name 'Venera') in the 70's and early 80's. NASA has a small collection of images from four of the missions. The images aren't much, but offer a stunning view of the surface of Venus. You can view surface photos at this NASA site. Space.com has a great summary of the Venera program here."

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  1. My car keys by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    At last I have hope that my lost car keys might show up in one of these photos. I've looked everywhere else for them.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
    1. Re:My car keys by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

      Obligatory Joke:

      Did you check Uranus?

      Sorry. ;) We now return you to your regularly scheduled Science story comments section.

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  2. This just in ... by crmartin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Armstrong, Aldrin land on Moon
    Kennedy beats Nixon by narrow margin
    Allies land on Normandy beach -- D-Day has arrived!