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The first images of the surface of Venus
The first images of the surface of Venus were returned by the Soviet Union's Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft on 22 and 25 October 1975. The two spacecraft sent back black and white images for 53 and 65 minutes respectively before contact with them was lost.
Mariner 10 image of Venus cloud tops
Mariner 10 and Pioneer Venus views of Venus south pole
Surface areas mapped by VIRTIS
Temperature maps of Venus’ surface
