The large highland regions are analogous to continents on Earth. Scientists are particularly interested in exploring the geology of Venus because of its similarity to Earth . It was transmitted by a TV camera on the Soviet Venera 13 lander which parachuted to the surface on March 1, 1982. Despite these harsh conditions, the Venera 13 lander survived long enough to send back a series of images and perform an analysis of the Venus ian soil. Part of the lander itself is visible in the lower right portion of the image.
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