Venera 9's landing site

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Venera 9 landed on October 22, 1975 and returned the first image from the surface of another planet. The terrain at Venera 9's landing site is blocky, unlike those observed by Venera 10, 13, and 14.

Ted Stryk

Copyright holder: Ted Stryk

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about October 22, 1975