Venus - Venera 10 Lander
The surface of Venus from the Venera 10 Lander
Venera 10 Lander image of the surface of Venus at about 16 N, 291 E. The Lander touched down at 5:17 UT on 25 October 1975 and returned this image during the 65 minutes of operation on the surface. The sun was near zenith during this time, and the lighting was similar to that on Earth on an overcast summer day. The objects
at the bottom of the image are parts of the spacecraft. The image
shows flat slabs of rock, partly covered by fine-grained material,
not unlike a volcanic area on Earth. The large slab in the
foreground extends over 2 meters across.
(Venera 10 Lander, surface image)
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