While other distance program are sending probes to research the airfoil of Mars or the moon , Russian scientist have their eyes on another butt : Venus , a planet last explore by Soviet scientists over two decades ago .
From 1961 to 1985 , the Soviet Union launched 17 missions to our other world neighbour . The US has since map Venus ’ control surface by radar and advisedly vaporized the Magellan probe in the planet ’s atmosphere , but the last probes to estate on Venus were Vega 1 and Vega 2 , transmit by the Soviet Union in 1985 .
Now Russia is look to go back to Venus , with the aid of the European Space Agency . TheVenera Dmission would be a thorough , multi - faceted exploration of Venus , with an orbiting spacecraft , air balloon , a lander , and a kite - like “ malarkey aviator , ” which would rein in the lead of Venus to persist indefinitely aloft over the surface . It will not only be an expensive undertaking , but a neat engineering challenge to produce wiliness that can make it Venus ’ high temperatures and rough condition . Soviet lander lasted mere hours on the surface ; Russian scientist working on Venera D had hoped to develop spacecraft and instruments that could last an full 30 days , though they now consider 24 minute is a more sensible goal .
Even a individual day on Venus will evidence difficult , but Russia is confab with other place programs also turning toward Venus , and are formally schedule to plunge Venera D in 2016 .
Russia plot return to Venus[BBC ]
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