Wednesday 8 August 2012

Now that we've got a space lab on Mars, when are we sending one to Venus?

We've sent probes to the surface before so why not again?

Admittedly the surface temperatures of 872 °F, clouds of sulfuric acid and crushing 93 bar atmospheric pressure make it a little less hospitable than the red planet, but the challenge is what would make it fun.

Image of the surface of Venus captured by The Soviet 'Venera 13' probe in 1982

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