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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I didn't know about it. I thought it must be impossible to have an image that was shot in a 450° hot sulfuric acid cloud that looks like normal rocks. It's unbelievable.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Iirc, the probe lasted half an hour before being destroyed. It's an astonishing achievement to have sent back those pictures.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    That sounds right. I recall that one of the probes had a camera that was able to take a series of images like a video. But the video visually degraded with every shot it took after opening the lens cap. The effect was like watching a movie as the projector film starts to melt.

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