Adeldor t1_j5enapt wrote
Don Mitchell's web page has perhaps the highest quality images taken by the Venera probes. He gained access to the raw data from the probes and used his expertise with modern image processing tools to extract much better quality images.
This and this are great examples of his work. Quite something to see these, taken at the bottom of a ~460 °C, ~90 bar supercritical CO₂ ocean.
Edit: Oops, just saw /u/UmbralRaptor's comment, already referencing Mitchell's page. But I'll leave this one as I think it adds detail.
collegefurtrader t1_j5fik05 wrote
Is supercritical co2 optically clear like air?
Adeldor t1_j5g0i66 wrote
Yes. Ben Krasnow has a good little video on making the fluid.
collegefurtrader t1_j5g0q1h wrote
Wow cool. I always wondered why the venera pictures weren’t all foggy/cloudy but I knew Venus doesn’t have normal air
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