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Map based on mapping from Pioneer Venus Orbiter and Magellan. The Venera (Russian: Вене́ра, pronounced [vʲɪˈnʲɛrə] 'Venus') program was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus. Thirteen probes successfully entered the Venusian atmosphere, including ...
- Earth and Venus: Sister Worlds
- What Was Venera-8?
- A Race For Survival — and Data
Many people think of Mars as Earth’s sibling at a lofty distance of 34 million miles from Earth. But at the nearest point in its orbit to Earth, Venus is far closer to our planet, at 25 million miles. Earth and Venus are also about the same size, and have similar masses, whereas the Red Planet is about half the size of Earth. It seems that early in...
Venera-8 was launched on March 27, 1972, with the intention to take measurements of the atmosphere and surface of Venus. It took 118 days to reach the planet. The part of Venera-8 that was engineered to make the descent through the atmosphere to the surface was equipped with a refrigeration system to keep the equipment operating as long as possible...
Venera-8 survived for less than an hour on the burning surface of Venus. During the 50 minutes and 11 seconds that Venera-8 transmitted data after landing, it also measured the concentrations of three radioactive elements in Venus’ surface material: thorium, potassium, and uranium. On Earth, these are trace elements, meaning they are found in low q...
Aug 26, 2020 · Venera 13, launched by the Soviets in 1981, captured this image of the surface of Venus. The Pioneer and Voyager probes the United States sent to explore the outer planets in the 1970s are often ...
In the 60s and 70s, the Soviet Union had rockets capable of lifting much heavier spacecraft than the United States. They used this capability to great advantage with the Venera program, launching the 1,400 pound Venera 1 probe in 1961. Venra 1 got off the ground, but not much farther, failing before it could leave Earth’s orbit.
Mar 25, 2019 · The Soviet Union sent three more Venera spacecraft to Venus. Venera 14, a twin of Venera 13, launched five days later and also reached the surface. It lasted there for 57 minutes.
Sep 12, 2021 · Of the 30 space missions to successfully fly by or orbit Venus to date, more than one-third were part of the former Soviet Union's Venera series of robotic probes. Launched between 1961 and 1983 ...
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Apr 28, 2019 · The Soviet Union’s Venera program was a 16-mission program of interplanetary probes, and planetary landers, launched between 1961 and 1984 during the Space Race. The probes were launched in pairs, three days apart, as insurance against launch failures. The robotic probes were destined for the rocky inner planet Venus and included 8 Venera ...
