This page describes an image Venus in visible light
Image caption:
This picture taken by NASA's Mariner 10 probe shows what the planet Venus looks like when looking at it with naked eyes. Venus is enshrouded inside a thick cloudy atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide, never revealing its hot surface.
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Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Inner Planet
, Planet
, Terrestrial Planet
, Venus
Categories:
Solar System
Image license: Public Domain Public Domain icons
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Captions in Different Languages:
Image caption: Cette photo prise par la sonde Mariner 10 de la NASA montre à quoi ressemble la planète Vénus lorsqu'on l'observe à l'œil nu. Vénus est enveloppée d'une épaisse atmosphère nuageuse dominée par le dioxyde de carbone, qui ne laisse jamais apparaître sa surface brûlante.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Related glossary terms: Planète , Planète intérieure , Planète tellurique , Vénus Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Image caption: Questa immagine, scattata dalla sonda Mariner 10 della NASA, mostra come appare il pianeta Venere se visto a occhio nudo. Venere è avvolto da una densa atmosfera nuvolosa dominata dal biossido di carbonio, senza mai rivelare la sua superficie calda.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Related glossary terms: Pianeta , pianeta interno , Pianeta terrestre , Venere (pianeta) Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
