Oct. 30, 1981: Venera 13 launches

Part of the Soviet Venera program to explore Venus, Venera 13 launched on Oct. 30, 1981. Though not the first mission to return images of the venusian surface – Venera 9 had achieved that in 1975 – Venera 13 was the first to send color imagery. The panoramic shots it returned were golden hued dueContinue reading “Oct. 30, 1981: Venera 13 launches”
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