List of artificial objects on Venus

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The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of the planet Venus. They have been abandoned after having served their purpose. The list does not include smaller objects such as parachutes or heatshields.

## Contents

* 1 List of artificial objects on Venus
* 2 Notes
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## List of artificial objects on Venus

Artificial object  | Image  | Country  | Landing date  | Landing mass  | Coordinates

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Venera 3 |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | March 1, 1966  | 377 kg (831 lb)[lower-alpha 1] |  [ ⚑ ] 20°N 80°E﻿ / ﻿20°N 80°E﻿ / 20; 80[1]
Venera 4 |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | October 18, 1967  | 377 kg (831 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 19°N 38°E﻿ / ﻿19°N 38°E﻿ / 19; 38
Venera 5 |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | May 16, 1969  | 410 kg (900 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 3°S 18°E﻿ / ﻿3°S 18°E﻿ / -3; 18
Venera 6 |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | May 17, 1969  | 410 kg (900 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 5°S 23°E﻿ / ﻿5°S 23°E﻿ / -5; 23
Venera 7 |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | December 15, 1970  | 500 kg (1,100 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 5°S 351°E﻿ / ﻿5°S 351°E﻿ / -5; 351
Venera 8
Lander  |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | July 22, 1972  | 495 kg (1,091 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 10°42′S 335°15′E﻿ / ﻿10.7°S 335.25°E﻿ / -10.7; 335.25
Venera 9
Lander  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | October 22, 1975  | 1,560 kg (3,440 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 31°00′36″N 291°38′24″E﻿ / ﻿31.01°N 291.64°E﻿ / 31.01; 291.64
Venera 10
Lander  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | October 25, 1975  | 1,560 kg (3,440 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 15°25′12″N 291°30′36″E﻿ / ﻿15.42°N 291.51°E﻿ / 15.42; 291.51
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Bus[2] |

| NASA
United States | December 9, 1978  | 290 kg (640 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 37°09′S 290°09′E﻿ / ﻿37.15°S 290.15°E﻿ / -37.15; 290.15
Pioneer Venus Large Probe[2] |

| NASA
United States | December 9, 1978  | 316 kg (697 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 04°04′N 304°00′E﻿ / ﻿4.067°N 304°E﻿ / 4.067; 304
Pioneer Venus Small Probe North[2] |

| NASA
United States | December 9, 1978  | 90 kg (200 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 59°03′N 04°08′E﻿ / ﻿59.05°N 4.133°E﻿ / 59.05; 4.133
Pioneer Venus Small Probe Day[2] |

| NASA
United States | December 9, 1978  | 90 kg (200 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 31°03′S 317°00′E﻿ / ﻿31.05°S 317°E﻿ / -31.05; 317
Pioneer Venus Small Probe Night[2] |

| NASA
United States | December 9, 1978  | 90 kg (200 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 28°07′S 56°07′E﻿ / ﻿28.117°S 56.117°E﻿ / -28.117; 56.117
Venera 11
Lander  |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | December 25, 1978  | 760 kg (1,680 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 14°S 299°E﻿ / ﻿14°S 299°E﻿ / -14; 299
Venera 12
Lander  |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | December 21, 1978  | 760 kg (1,680 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 7°S 294°E﻿ / ﻿07°S 294°E﻿ / -07; 294
Venera 13
Lander  |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | March 1, 1982  | 760 kg (1,680 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°05′S 303°00′E﻿ / ﻿7.083°S 303°E﻿ / -7.083; 303
Venera 14
Lander  |  | Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | March 5, 1982  | 760 kg (1,680 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 13°25′S 310°00′E﻿ / ﻿13.417°S 310°E﻿ / -13.417; 310
Vega 1
Descent unit  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | June 11, 1985  | 1,520 kg (3,350 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°05′N 177°07′E﻿ / ﻿7.083°N 177.117°E﻿ / 7.083; 177.117[lower-alpha 2]
Vega 1
Balloon gondola  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | June 12, 1985  | 6.9 kg (15 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 08°01′N 68°08′E﻿ / ﻿8.017°N 68.133°E﻿ / 8.017; 68.133
Vega 2
Descent unit  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | June 15, 1985  | 1,520 kg (3,350 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 08°05′S 177°07′E﻿ / ﻿8.083°S 177.117°E﻿ / -8.083; 177.117
Vega 2
Balloon gondola  |

| Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union | June 17, 1985  | 6.9 kg (15 lb)  |  [ ⚑ ] 07°05′S 76°03′E﻿ / ﻿7.083°S 76.05°E﻿ / -7.083; 76.05
Total estimated mass | 13,499 kg (29,760 lb) |

## Notes

1. ↑ The exact location of fall is unknown.
2. ↑ It isn't known how much farther the balloon traveled after the final communication.

## See also

* List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces
* Timeline of planetary exploration

## References

1. ↑ "NASA NSSDC Master Catalog - Venera 3". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-092A.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center (February 12, 2015). "Pioneer Venus Project Information". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/pioneer_venus.html.

## External links

* Bernd Leitenbergers Website (in German)
* Venera Missions. NASA
* The Soviet Exploration of Venus. Donald P. Mitchell

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