This image was taken by the Russian Venera 13 spacecraft. Venera 13 was the first spacecraft to take a color photo of the surface of Venus. This photo shows what was seen by Venera 13 off the right side of the spacecraft.
the Russian Venera spacecraft.

This image was taken by the Russian Venera 13 spacecraft. Venera 13 was the first spacecraft to take a color photo of the surface of Venus. This photo shows what was seen by Venera 13 off the right side of the spacecraft.
the Russian Venera spacecraft.

This image was taken by the Russian Venera 13 spacecraft. Venera 13 was the first spacecraft to take a color photo of the surface of Venus. This photo shows what was seen by Venera 13 off the right side of the spacecraft.
the Russian Venera spacecraft.

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