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The Soviet Obsession With Venus

Venus is one of the most extreme and hostile worlds in the solar system, with crushing atmospheric pressure, scorching ...
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Soviet Probe Melted After Just 53 Minutes On Venus — But Not Before Sending Humanity Its First-Ever Photos

In 1975, the Soviet Union’s Venera 9 lander became the first spacecraft to transmit photographs from the surface of Venus, surviving only 53 minutes before succumbing to the planet’s extreme ...
Greek Reporter

The Last Glimpse of Planet Venus—Captured 43 Years Ago

Forty-three years ago, in March 1982, humanity received its last direct visual postcard from the surface of Venus.
Space.com

New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out

That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972.
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Kosmos 482, a failed Soviet-era spacecraft, crashes into Earth 53 years after it launched

WASHINGTON — A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its ...