As it sped away from Venus, NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft on February 7, 1974, captured this seemingly peaceful view of the planet, nearly the size of Earth, wrapped in a dense, global cloud layer. The clouded globe of Venus is a world of intense heat, crushing atmospheric pressure and clouds of corrosive acid. NASA/JPL-Caltech via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
