Venera 14
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Venera 14 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1981 that successfully landed on Venus, conducting experiments and transmitting data and images from the planet’s surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Venera 14 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4780830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Venera 14 Context triple: [Venera missions, spacecraftSeries, Venera 14]
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A.
Venera 11
Venera 11 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1978 as part of the Venera program to study Venus’s atmosphere and surface.
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B.
Venera 12
Venera 12 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1978 as part of the Venera program to study Venus’s atmosphere and surface.
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C.
Venera 13
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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D.
Venera 8
Venera 8 was a Soviet space probe that successfully landed on Venus in 1972 and transmitted data from its surface, contributing significantly to early Venus exploration.
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E.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Venera 14 Target entity description: Venera 14 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1981 that successfully landed on Venus, conducting experiments and transmitting data and images from the planet’s surface.
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A.
Venera 11
Venera 11 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1978 as part of the Venera program to study Venus’s atmosphere and surface.
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B.
Venera 12
Venera 12 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1978 as part of the Venera program to study Venus’s atmosphere and surface.
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C.
Venera 13
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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D.
Venera 8
Venera 8 was a Soviet space probe that successfully landed on Venus in 1972 and transmitted data from its surface, contributing significantly to early Venus exploration.
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E.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | space probe ⓘ |
| actualSurfaceOperationTime | on the order of an hour ⓘ |
| busType | Venera orbiter-bus with attached lander ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
NERFINISHED
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anemometers ⓘ barometers ⓘ cameras for surface imaging ⓘ gamma-ray spectrometer ⓘ gas chromatograph ⓘ mass spectrometer ⓘ photometers ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ seismometer ⓘ soil drilling and sampling device ⓘ thermometers ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1981-110A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedLifetimeOnSurface | about 32 minutes ⓘ |
| landerMass | approximately 760 kilograms ⓘ |
| landingBody | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1982-03-05 ⓘ |
| landingEnvironment | high temperature and high pressure on Venus surface ⓘ |
| landingSite | Venus surface ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1981-11-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lavochkin Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 5000 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
analyze Venus soil composition
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obtain images of Venus surface ⓘ study Venus atmosphere ⓘ study Venus surface ⓘ |
| missionType |
Venus lander
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atmospheric probe ⓘ |
| notableResult | confirmed basalt-like composition of Venus surface rocks ⓘ |
| operator |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Venera program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | 4V-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmitted |
atmospheric data from Venus
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images of Venus surface ⓘ surface pressure measurements ⓘ surface temperature measurements ⓘ |
| twinMission | Venera 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Venera 14 Description of subject: Venera 14 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1981 that successfully landed on Venus, conducting experiments and transmitting data and images from the planet’s surface.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.