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Missions like NASA's Magellan used radar to map the surface, revealing massive volcanoes, deep rift valleys, and mysterious "pancake" domes. [8, 25]

It is the only planet that rotates clockwise on its axis. [31, 44]

While many spacecraft have orbited the planet, only a handful have ever survived the descent to its surface. The Soviet Union's Venera missions in the 1970s and 80s remains the only source of true surface photography. [17, 29] These images reveal a harsh, rocky landscape: Venus image

Despite being further from the Sun than Mercury, its greenhouse effect makes it hotter. [6, 31]

Captured the first black-and-white images, showing sharp, fractured rocks under a dim, orange-hued sky. [11, 28] Missions like NASA's Magellan used radar to map

The Enigmatic Glow: Seeing Through the Veil of Venus Venus is often called Earth's twin, but one look at its surface reveals a world that is anything but familiar. Cloaked in a thick, toxic atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, our neighbor planet has long hidden its secrets behind a dense curtain of clouds. However, recent missions and historic landings have finally allowed us to see what lies beneath. NASA's Venus Gallery offers a stunning collection of these images, ranging from ultraviolet cloud patterns to radar-mapped terrain. [11] The Only Glimpses from the Ground

Since visible light can't penetrate the Venusian atmosphere, scientists use specialized instruments to "see" the planet. The Soviet Union's Venera missions in the 1970s

Provided the first color panoramas, revealing a world of orange-tinted soil and jagged volcanic stones. [29, 35]