Astronomy @mander.xyz Lee Duna @lemmy.nz 12 mo. ago

These Eerie Photos Are The Only Ones Ever Taken on Venus

www.sciencealert.com These Eerie Photos Are The Only Ones Ever Taken on Venus

Venus is so tantalizingly close to being a twin of Earth.

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What if we originated on Venus? Then came to Earth as our ancestors messed up that planet. And we came here so we wouldn't make the same mistake again? What if we are aliens that have the capability to know enough about science to be dangerous to the planets in the universe? Maybe reincarnation is simply finding a new planet to start over on, so that one day we can become decent enough to keep a planet going? /s
- I feel like people didn't catch the /s at the end of your shitpost
  
  It would make for a pretty cool setting for a story though. Set in the near future, first crewed missions to Venus find petroglyphs recording the last days of their ancestors
  
  It's not sarcasm though.
- Well if we truly are planet destroying devils, I'm fairy certain God will send his holy light missiles to cleanse the planet as he did with Mars.
  
  I believe there's a documentary on this very idea called Devilman Crybaby
  
  I've watch and read various version of Devilman, I enjoyed the series... But I could never remember the main plot or story, only the memes stuck to my brain.
- We just need spren to control our surgebinding and will be fine.
I think the upper half of the photo with the horizon visible is some kind of artistic recreation. The original photos did not show the horizon.
- It's not. The photos with the horizon visible are photos taken during the descent, whereas the photos with only ground visible were taken as landing was imminent (or after landing).
  
  There is a photo on the page that shows the horizon from a landed position, that's the one he's referring to.
  
  It links to, and is displayed, here; with no indication that it's an artist's take on what it would look like. It seems to be D. Mitchell's stitching work from this Venera-13 clear-filter panoramic transmission with added perspective from the color-filter panoramic transmissions.

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