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Old 02-11-2004, 09:39 AM   #7
Slartibartfast
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...surface temperature is about 900 degrees Fahrenheit (482 degrees C) at an atmospheric pressure of 92 times that of sea-level on Earth...

This makes landing on mars sound like cake in comparison. Then again, the Veneras only lasted a hour or so as opposed to the mars vehicles that have lasted weeks.


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