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· 2dVenus Lander Launched 53 Years Ago Crashes Back Into Earth, Astronomer Shares Picture
Kosmos 482 was launched in March 1972 as part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus from the surface. A launch mishap left the nearly 500-kilogram spacecraft stuck in an elliptical Earth orbit for 53 years. It's journey finally came to an end after the atmospheric drag caused it to dip below the atmosphere.
A reappraisal of decades-old data suggests that strange circular formations on Venus could be volcanic “rings of fire” ...
Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research ...
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Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we knowIt's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on ...
New research has revealed unexpected details about the surface of Venus, Earth’s scorching hot twin. Scientists had long ...
Venus: NASA researchers discovered new evidence of tectonic activity on Earth's twin planet, Venus, by re-examining ...
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