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| Venus is covered by a thick layer of clouds that never allows us to see its surface. In this photo, taken through an earth-based telescope, the planet is visible at quarter phase. |
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| Venus is covered by a thick layer of clouds that never allows us to see its surface. In this photo, taken through an earth-based telescope, the planet is visible at quarter phase. |
Radar mapping from Earth and from robotic spacecraft orbiting Venus have been able to penetrate the clouds and reveal the planet’s rocky terrain.