[petuniasevan]

Venus is a near-twin of Earth in size, but is a vastly more hostile environment.
High atmospheric pressure with lead-melting temperatures of around 900° Fahrenheit make this a place to admire from a distance.

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[petuniasevan]

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[petuniasevan]

Thanks for giving this thread its own topic.

[riley1992]

Good Lord. What an amazing sight. My children are right here and both of them just literally gasped when they saw the photo.

[petuniasevan]

Learn more about Venus at the NASA JPL Solar System Exploration Page. Kid-friendly, too!

[Graewoulf]

Thanks for this great image! I do a lot of work with fracture patterns, so I doubly appreciate this high resolution image.

[petuniasevan]

Now the Astronomy Picture of the Day has its own topic!

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[trussell]

Please add me to your ping list, thank you.

[aimhigh]

Looks like it's covered with dirt bike tracks.

[swampfox98]

Thanks so much! I have bookmarked this site. I had it years ago, but forgot about it when I changed computers.