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Collection:
NASA Solarsystem Collection
title:
The Desert Surface of Venus
description:
Venera 13 Lander image of the surface of Venus at 7.5 S, 303. E, east of Phoebe Regio.

Venera 13 survived on the surface for 2 hours, 7 minutes, long enough to obtain 14 images on 1 March, 1982.

This color 170 degree panorama was produced using dark blue, green and red filters and has a resolution of 4 to 5 min. Part of the spacecraft is at the bottom of the image. Flat rock slabs and soil are visible.

The true color is difficult to judge because the Venerian atmosphere filters out blue light. The surface composition is similar to terrestrial basalt. On the ground in foreground is a camera lens cover. (Venera 13 Lander, VG00261,262)

*Image Credit*: NASA
date:
03.01.1982
keywords:
Solar System Exploration
keywords:
SSE
keywords:
Space
keywords:
NASA
keywords:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
keywords:
JPL
keywords:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
keywords:
Planets
facet_what:
Venus
facet_what:
Venera 13
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Venus
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
March, 1982
facet_when:
03-01-1982
facet_when_year:
1982
UID:
SPD-SLRSY-2045
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The Desert Surface of Venus