Venera 13

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Venera 13 was a Soviet space probe that successfully landed on Venus in 1982, transmitting the first color images and extensive data from the planet’s surface.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf space probe
atmosphericEntry Venus atmosphere
carriedInstrument X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
anemometer
barometers
cameras
gamma-ray spectrometer
gas chromatograph
mass spectrometer
seismometer
thermometers
communicationBand radio
cosparId 1981-094A
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designedSurfaceLifetime 32 minutes
enteredOrbitAround Sun NERFINISHED
exceededDesignLifetime true
flybyPhase cruise to Venus
imageType black-and-white panorama
color panorama
landingDate 1982-03-01
landingHemisphere southern hemisphere of Venus NERFINISHED
landingSite Venus surface
launchCountry Soviet Union NERFINISHED
launchDate 1981-10-30
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED
mass approximately 760 kg (lander)
measured Venus atmospheric composition
Venus surface pressure
Venus surface rock composition
Venus surface temperature
Venus surface wind
missionOutcome success
missionType Venus lander
atmospheric probe
notableFor extensive in-situ data from Venus surface
first color images from the surface of Venus
operator Soviet Union NERFINISHED
powerSource batteries
program Venera program NERFINISHED
relatedMission Venera 14 NERFINISHED
spaceAgency Soviet space program NERFINISHED
spacecraftBus Venera-type lander NERFINISHED
surfaceOperationDuration approximately 127 minutes
target Venus NERFINISHED
transmittedFrom surface of Venus

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