Venus | Image

Provided the first color panoramas, revealing a world of orange-tinted soil and jagged volcanic stones. [29, 35]

The next decade marks a "Golden Age" for Venus exploration. New missions like VERITAS and DAVINCI aim to create the most detailed maps yet and even drop a probe to sniff the atmosphere. [6, 22] These efforts will help us understand why a planet so similar to Earth in size and composition turned into such a beautiful, yet deadly, inferno. [16, 24] 📍 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: Provided the first color panoramas, revealing a world

Despite being further from the Sun than Mercury, its greenhouse effect makes it hotter. [6, 31] [6, 22] These efforts will help us understand