Vera 9 Final Project

Space Programs to Venus My science fiction assignment will be about humans preparing to travel to Venus. In this paper, I wall talk about the Soviet Venera 9 mission. My science fiction paper will consist of ways for probes to survive on Venus long enough to work and restore Venus to what it is believed it was: an Earth-like planet. It will talk about the silicon carbide transistors which can withstand the extreme heat, nuclear batteries that can work on Venus as an alternative to solar and carbon sequestration, which involves pumping carbon dioxide underground in order to reverse greenhouse effects. The Soviet Venera 9 and 10 missions were extremely successful missions that gave us the first images of the Venusian surface. According to russianspaceweb.com, the Venera 9 and 10 spacecrafts were well equipped with plenty of scientific equipment in order to collect enough data for the short time it will be able to function. With all of this equipment, Venera 9 was able to tell us that the surface of Venus had a temperature of 459 C, a pressure of 90 atmospheres and measured a surface radiation level of 100 W/m^2. Venera 9 only lasted 53 minutes on the surface of Venus, which demonstrates the extremely hostile environment, which the numbers above also show. Venera 9 also saw small, low density rocks with jagged edges, which are a sign of …show more content…
The open camera also fell towards the ground making it impossible to see long distances. Another failure, though more expected, was the fact that Venera 9 only lasted 53 minutes on the surface of Venus. Coming up with a way to keep spacecraft on the surface of Venus longer will prove beneficial, but extremely difficult due to the extreme temperatures and low radiation intensity from the sun due to the thick atmosphere. Electronics fail at these temperatures and solar power is not an