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Instruments often use UV filters to see the swirling patterns of the upper clouds, which move at speeds over 200 mph. [7, 30]

In a groundbreaking 2021 flyby, the Parker Solar Probe used its WISPR camera to capture the nightside surface's thermal glow, showing that the ground is so hot it actually shines in visible light. [9, 23] Future Missions to the Inferno Venus image

While many spacecraft have orbited the planet, only a handful have ever survived the descent to its surface. The Soviet Union's Venera missions in the 1970s and 80s remains the only source of true surface photography. [17, 29] These images reveal a harsh, rocky landscape: Instruments often use UV filters to see the

It is the only planet that rotates clockwise on its axis. [31, 44] The Soviet Union's Venera missions in the 1970s

Despite being further from the Sun than Mercury, its greenhouse effect makes it hotter. [6, 31]

The conditions at these landing sites are extreme—temperatures hot enough to melt lead and pressure equivalent to being 3,000 feet underwater. [6, 7] Seeing Through the Clouds

Captured the first black-and-white images, showing sharp, fractured rocks under a dim, orange-hued sky. [11, 28]