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  1. science.nasa.gov › earth › earth-dayNASA Science Art Director Announces the 2022 Earth Day Poster

    Apr 18, 2022 · Details. NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. NASA Science Art Director Jenny Mottar explains the inspiration behind the 2022 NASA Earth Day poster.

  2. earthsky.org › space › surface-of-venus-1st-visibleSurface of Venus revealed in 1st visible-light images from space

    • Seeing The Surface of Venus
    • Parker’s View Compared to Radar
    • Amateur Astronomers Can Get Involved

    Venus has an aura of mystery because its clouds are so thick that they hide the planet under a veil. To further complicate matters, its temperature is so scorching that it’s inhospitable to spacecraft. The Russian Veneraspace probes are, to date, the only spacecraft to ever land on the surface of Venus, and their lifetimes were short. They lasted f...

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    NASA’s Magellan mission in the 1990s used radar imaging to create the first detailed map of Venus’ surface. Japan’s Akatsukimission added to our knowledge of Venus’ surface in 2016 with infrared imaging. Parker’s new images complement these maps and add a visible red portion to the data. Parker showed that, as on Earth, higher altitudes are cooler ...

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    Venus is a popular target for amateur astronomers. Because it’s so bright, it’s an easy target for us on Earth to train our eyes, binoculars, telescopes and cameras at. Wood said: And amateur astronomers may be able to take images of the surface of Venus, too. In fact, they may already have! If you think you have a great photo of Venus, and perhaps...

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  3. www.inverse.com › science › venus-surface-picturesBehold! NASA captures groundbreaking images of Venus’ surface

    Feb 20, 2024 · Originally Published: Feb. 9, 2022. The shroud of thick clouds veiling the surface of Venus has been peeled back — thanks to the NASA Parker Solar Probe. The stunning observations reveal a...

  4. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › the-sixThe Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Venus

    • Contrary to its name, Venus is a hellish place. Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love and fertility, and before the space age, the perception of the planet was driven by science fiction.
    • Venus is still geologically active. The low number of craters on Venus indicates that geologic processes may be recycling aged landscapes into pockets of fresh ground.
    • Nasty clouds populate its crushing atmosphere. Venus has a dense atmosphere. When the Venera 4 probe descended through that gassy sheath in the mid-1960s, it measured the composition to be primarily carbon dioxide.
    • Venus twirls in a different direction. Almost all planets in our solar system, Earth included, spin counterclockwise on their axes. Venus is the only oddball that pirouettes clockwise.

  5. interestingengineering.com › science › nasa-venusNASA releases new images of Venus’ surface taken by Parker ...

    Feb 11, 2022 · The pictures may also contribute to answering one crucial question: how did Venus, a planet rather similar to Earth, end up so deserted while Earth bloomed?

  6. www.nasa.gov › general › parker-solar-probe-capturesParker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA

    Feb 9, 2022 · A full analysis of the images and video, published on Feb. 9, 2022, in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, is adding to scientists’ understanding of the planet likened as Earth’s twin. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space.

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  8. science.nasa.gov › venus › venus-factsVenus Facts - Science@NASA

    Earth's nearness to Venus is a matter of perspective. The planet is nearly as big around as Earth. Its diameter at its equator is about 7,521 miles (12,104 kilometers), versus 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers) for Earth. From Earth, Venus is the brightest object in the night sky after our own Moon.