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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. I can't believe no one by CableModemSniper · · Score: 0, Redundant

    has said this yet: "In Soviet Russia, Venus takes pictures of you!"

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    Why not fork?
  2. In other news... by kenthorvath · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... life is discovered on Venus in the form of tiny airborn microbes. Russian scientists are now calling it Venera Disease. *bada ching*