The Soviets succeeded in returning surface images from a number of their landers, and the photos are quite tantalizing. http://mentallandscape.com/C_CatalogVen

The Soviets succeeded in returning surface images from a number of their landers, and the photos are quite tantalizing. http://mentallandscape.com/C_CatalogVenus.htm http://mentallandscape.com/C_CatalogVenus.htm "Venus Revealed" is a pretty good read: https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Revealed-Clouds-Mysteriious-Planet/dp/0201406551/ref=sr_1_4 https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Revealed-Clouds-Mysteriious-Pla...