In March 1982, the Soviet probe Venera 13 landed on Venus, according to NASA's archive sheet. The machine operated for more than two hours on the ground, while its designers granted it only half an hour. No other aircraft has ever held on this burning ground, crushed by an atmosphere of a density difficult to conceive. Forty-four years later, this Soviet probe still provides the bulk of what we know about the Venetian landscape. Venus destroys e…
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In March 1982, the Soviet probe Venera 13 landed on Venus, according to NASA's archive sheet. The machine operated for more than two hours on the ground, while its designers granted it only half an hour. No other aircraft has ever held on this burning ground, crushed by an atmosphere of a density difficult to conceive. Forty-four years later, this Soviet probe still provides the bulk of what we know about the Venetian landscape. Venus destroys e…