Pretty damn cool that they were able to get photos of an 800 degree planet back in the 1970s... It is amazing what the Soviets pulled off with their crude technology.
Pretty damn cool that they were able to get photos of an 800 degree planet back in the 1970s... It is amazing what the Soviets pulled off with their crude technology. Well, the photo is enhanced, but it is still an impressive feat. To combat the crushing pressure of Venus's atmosphere (90 times that of Earth!) the cameras looked out through windows made of quartz that was 1cm thick! There is a BBC article about it here