Venus. The Untamed Planet

The light of Venus has been an old and dear acquaintance of all human civilization. Our ancestor, the first to pick up a stone, saw it in the sky, and under its light, the builders of the pyramids returned after... a hard day. The history of the study of Venus by humans spans many hundreds of years, but only in the last few decades have scientists finally managed to uncover most of the mysteries of our neighboring planet. The book describes in detail all stages of research— from constructing hypothetical climate models to mapping the surface and landing on Venus. In terms of the variety of materials, documents, and photographs related to automatic interplanetary stations, this book has no analogues; however, it is written in a simple and understandable language, making it accessible to the most general reader.