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<h2 id="list-of-artificial-objects-on-venus">List of artificial objects on Venus</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Artificial object</th><th>Image</th><th>Country</th><th>Landing date</th><th>Landing mass</th><th>Coordinates</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_3/JSHFtHwJ">Venera 3</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>March 1, 1966</td><td>377 kg (831 lb)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=20_N_80_E_globe:Venus">20°N 80°E / 20°N 80°E / 20; 80</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_4/ULQaDgVs">Venera 4</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>October 18, 1967</td><td>377 kg (831 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=19_N_38_E_globe:Venus">19°N 38°E / 19°N 38°E / 19; 38</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_5/e2MFVX36">Venera 5</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>May 16, 1969</td><td>410 kg (900 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=3_S_18_E_globe:Venus">3°S 18°E / 3°S 18°E / -3; 18</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_6/IYa4Bl42">Venera 6</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>May 17, 1969</td><td>410 kg (900 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=5_S_23_E_globe:Venus">5°S 23°E / 5°S 23°E / -5; 23</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_7/3ryeSMHF">Venera 7</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>December 15, 1970</td><td>500 kg (1,100 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=5_S_351_E_globe:Venus">5°S 351°E / 5°S 351°E / -5; 351</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_8/N9RvtqYx">Venera 8</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>July 22, 1972</td><td>495 kg (1,091 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=10_42_S_335_15_E_globe:Venus">10°42′S 335°15′E / 10.700°S 335.250°E / -10.700; 335.250</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_9/sQBQWqEo">Venera 9</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>October 22, 1975</td><td>1,560 kg (3,440 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=31_00_36_N_291_38_24_E_globe:Venus">31°00′36″N 291°38′24″E / 31.01000°N 291.64000°E / 31.01000; 291.64000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_10/hpHIsPc0">Venera 10</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>October 25, 1975</td><td>1,560 kg (3,440 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=15_25_12_N_291_30_36_E_globe:Venus">15°25′12″N 291°30′36″E / 15.42000°N 291.51000°E / 15.42000; 291.51000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe/ILx3o2YI">Pioneer Venus Multiprobe</a>Bus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 9, 1978</td><td>290 kg (640 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=37_09_S_290_09_E_globe:Venus">37°09′S 290°09′E / 37.150°S 290.150°E / -37.150; 290.150</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe/ILx3o2YI">Pioneer Venus Large Probe</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 9, 1978</td><td>316 kg (697 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=04_04_N_304_00_E_globe:Venus">04°04′N 304°00′E / 4.067°N 304.000°E / 4.067; 304.000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe/ILx3o2YI">Pioneer Venus Small Probe North</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 9, 1978</td><td>90 kg (200 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=59_03_N_04_08_E_globe:Venus">59°03′N 04°08′E / 59.050°N 4.133°E / 59.050; 4.133</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe/ILx3o2YI">Pioneer Venus Small Probe Day</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 9, 1978</td><td>90 kg (200 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=31_03_S_317_00_E_globe:Venus">31°03′S 317°00′E / 31.050°S 317.000°E / -31.050; 317.000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Multiprobe/ILx3o2YI">Pioneer Venus Small Probe Night</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 9, 1978</td><td>90 kg (200 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=28_07_S_56_07_E_globe:Venus">28°07′S 56°07′E / 28.117°S 56.117°E / -28.117; 56.117</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_11/7brywNqC">Venera 11</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>December 25, 1978</td><td>760 kg (1,680 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=14_S_299_E_globe:Venus">14°S 299°E / 14°S 299°E / -14; 299</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_12/TUkxs41r">Venera 12</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>December 21, 1978</td><td>760 kg (1,680 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=07_S_294_E_globe:Venus">07°S 294°E / 7°S 294°E / -7; 294</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_13/Gkua9se2">Venera 13</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>March 1, 1982</td><td>760 kg (1,680 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=07_05_S_303_00_E_globe:Venus">07°05′S 303°00′E / 7.083°S 303.000°E / -7.083; 303.000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venera_14/twSAWgBS">Venera 14</a>Lander</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>March 5, 1982</td><td>760 kg (1,680 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=13_25_S_310_00_E_globe:Venus">13°25′S 310°00′E / 13.417°S 310.000°E / -13.417; 310.000</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vega_1/LPflye67">Vega 1</a>Descent unit</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>June 11, 1985</td><td>1,520 kg (3,350 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=07_05_N_177_07_E_globe:Venus">07°05′N 177°07′E / 7.083°N 177.117°E / 7.083; 177.117</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vega_1/LPflye67">Vega 1</a>Balloon gondola</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>June 12, 1985</td><td>6.9 kg (15 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=08_01_N_68_08_E_globe:Venus">08°01′N 68°08′E / 8.017°N 68.133°E / 8.017; 68.133</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vega_2/z0zBt6jT">Vega 2</a>Descent unit</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>June 15, 1985</td><td>1,520 kg (3,350 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=08_05_S_177_07_E_globe:Venus">08°05′S 177°07′E / 8.083°S 177.117°E / -8.083; 177.117</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vega_2/z0zBt6jT">Vega 2</a>Balloon gondola</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Soviet_Academy_of_Sciences/mIYjeYue">Soviet Academy of Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Soviet_Union/m7wWsPto">Soviet Union</a></td><td>June 17, 1985</td><td>6.9 kg (15 lb)</td><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_artificial_objects_on_Venus¶ms=07_05_S_76_03_E_globe:Venus">07°05′S 76°03′E / 7.083°S 76.050°E / -7.083; 76.050</a>|</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter/jDr7s2Re">Pioneer Venus Orbiter</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 22, 1992</td><td>517 kg (1,140 lb)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Magellan_(spacecraft)/dyLx7H8f">Magellan</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 13, 1994</td><td>1,035 kg (2,282 lb)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Venus_Express/tU5cQTfc">Venus Express</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/European_Space_Agency/L8YRNV0C">European Space Agency</a></td><td>January / February 2015 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>700 kg (1,500 lb)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Total estimated mass</td><td>15,234 kg (33,585 lb)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_artificial_objects_on_extra-terrestrial_surfaces/FEft5jxC">List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_planetary_exploration/9UGTQRsY">Timeline of planetary exploration</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.bernd-leitenberger.de/raumsonden-venus.shtml">Bernd Leitenbergers Website</a> (in <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/venera.html">Venera Missions</a>. <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mentallandscape.com/V_Venus.htm">The Soviet Exploration of Venus</a>. Donald P. Mitchell</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>The exact location of fall is unknown. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Venera 3". Retrieved 2010-12-24. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-092A" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-092A</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". Retrieved August 21, 2018. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". Retrieved August 21, 2018. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". Retrieved August 21, 2018. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". Retrieved August 21, 2018. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". Retrieved August 21, 2018. <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html" target="_blank">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>It is not known how much further the balloon traveled after the final communication. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>The exact location of fall is unknown. <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>The exact location of fall is unknown. <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>The exact time of atmospheric entry is unknown. <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>The exact location of fall is unknown. <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>