We haven't just landed on Mars.
by kenesisiscool · 7 hours ago
This is the Probe Venera 9 a U.S.S.R probe that was the first probe EVER to send back pictures of the planet Venus!
These are some of the photos that Venera 9 took
Only one of its' cameras was working after touchdown, so this was all that it could take.
This is Venera 9's younger sister Venera 10
Actually this is just a museum model, but you get the gist.
The top is from Venera 9 and the bottom is from Venera 10
Like Venera 9, Venera 10 had some issues after Venus-fall. Mainly in that only one of it's cameras were able to capture any photographs. Unfortunately due to the angle that the craft landed at it was unable to take any good pictures.
And these two beautiful pictures are from the Venera 13
Venera 13 was arguably the most successful of the Venera probes. As of today it is the only probe that has managed to take colour photos of the surface of Venus.