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Apr 4, 2022

50 years ago, a Soviet spacecraft spent a critical 50 minutes on Venus

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Venera-8 made a photo of Venus’ surface possible.


Launched in March 1972, Venera-8 was part of the Soviet Union’s exploration of Venus — in less than an hour it revealed critical details of this seemingly inaccessible planet.

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