Venera 12 Venus flyby and lander spacecraft
Venera 12 was a Soviet Venus flyby-and-lander spacecraft launched in 1978; its lander and carrier instruments returned atmospheric and interplanetary measurements during the Venus encounter.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 12Venera-12V-79
- Family Name
- Venera 12
- Full Name
- Venera 12 Venus flyby and lander spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 12 was a Soviet Venus flyby-and-lander spacecraft launched in 1978; its lander and carrier instruments returned atmospheric and interplanetary measurements during the Venus encounter.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Last Flight Year
- 1,978
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:20:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:20:07 UTC