Photos of Venus

Venus - the second planet of the inner solar system. The surface of Venus is extremely dense hides Clear of clouds of sulfuric acid. The debate about what is under the thick clouds of Venus, continued until the twentieth century, while many of the mysteries of Venus were not parted planetology.



Venus - a series of Soviet unmanned interplanetary spacecraft to study the planet Venus and space. Strict conditions on Venus, as well as the initial lack of reliable information on such parameters as temperature and pressure, greatly complicates the process of researching the planet. Landers first series even had buoyancy. The first flights they were unsuccessful - the first in the history of mankind automatic interplanetary flights.



The first photographs of the surface were obtained in 1975 machines Venus 9 and 10
"Venera-9" and "Venera-10" in October 1975 landed on the dayside of the planet at a distance of about 2 thousand. Km apart. 2 minutes after landing starts transmitting television panorama. These were the first in the world of photography transmitted from the surface of another planet.





























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