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Venera 5 Atmospheric Descent

Russia · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1969

Georgy Nikolayevich Babakin16 May 1969

Venus · Science / Astronomy

Venera 5 returns atmospheric measurements while descending through the clouds of Venus before pressure destroys the probe.

Names involved

Georgy Nikolayevich Babakin

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