Venus: The Forgotten Planet

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As the world looks at Mars, an American scientist has produced the best images ever obtained from the surface of a rather different planet - Venus.

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Story at Shlashdot

Computer researcher Don Mitchell used original digital data from two Soviet Venera probes that landed in 1975.

His reprocessed and recalibrated images provide a much clearer view of the Venusian surface which is hotter even than the inside of a household oven.

Story at BBC-News

Panorama from Verena 13

Panorama from Verena 14

an original Image



By the way, did you know that Venus was more often targeted by space probes than Mars, including a number of ten (!) successful landers?

also a very interesting Page

The Soviet Exploration of Venus

Image of Venus

look at the fantastic Picture from Ishtar Terra, that amazing , no word find for this

Sir Ulli

Wow! I didn't know that we've been to Venus this many times! There's some great pics here.

Thanks Sir Ulli!

-Tyrinon

Cool info! I remember the Russians sent a probe that took basically one picture from one I recalled, but I didn't realize their had been that many missions. Venus sounds like it's full of prescotts

Very interesting.

Thanks Sir Ulli

It looks like they have trees on Venus!




jk, Anyone know what that is?

Looks like part of the probe that was close to the camera lens.