Only four spacecraft have ever returned images from Venus’ surface. The world next door doesn’t make it easy, with searing heat and crushing pressure that quickly destroy any lander. In 1975 and 1982, four of the Soviet Union’s Venera probes captured our only images of Venus’ surface.

Feb 28, 2025 · Images of Venus, our closest planetary neighbor. The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus as seen by NASA Magellan spacecraft.... Venus Cloud Tops Viewed by Hubble.

Mar 7, 2023 · There aren’t many good photos of Venus, and even fewer have been captured from the planet’s surface. Distance alone can’t explain the relative lack of pictures of Earth’s second-nearest...

Venus - Stereoscopic Images of Volcanic Domes Full Resolution: TIFF (984.3 kB) JPEG (312.8 kB) 1996-03-14: Venus: Magellan: Imaging Radar: 1694x2817x1: PIA00250: Venus - Wanda Crater in Akna Montes Full ...

Jul 2, 2023 · Most missions have observed Venus from afar, as the planet's climate is hot enough to melt lead. Take a look at some of the best images ever captured of the "evil twin" planet.

Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight.

Sep 14, 2020 · Venus, the second planet from the sun, is a a cloud-covered planet with an ultra-hot surface. See photos of the hellish planet in this Space.com gallery. Although Venus is only the planet...

Surface photographs from the Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft. The Soviet Venera 9 and 10 spacecraft were launched on 8 and 14 June 1975, respectively, to do the unprecedented: place a lander on the surface of Venus and return images. The two spacecraft successfully landed a descent craft on 16 and 23 October 1975.

Sep 26, 2019 · Venus Images. Venus in visible light (violet filter) 17k jpg; Venus in visible light 73k gif; image from Pioneer Venus 15k jpg; 28k jpg Image from Mariner 10 374k gif; Image from Mariner 10 72k jpg; UV image from HST WFPC2 (false color) 23k jpg; 99k gif; B&W version of above 89k gif; True color global view of the surface of Venus 344k gif;

Facts about the hellish, acidic planet, the history of Venus missions and images of the planet captured by astrophotographers.