Across
- 4. - First spacecraft to transmit data from Venus surface
- 6. - Series of Soviet Venus missions
- 7. - One reason surface missions to Venus fail
- 8. - NASA orbiter that mapped Venus' surface
- 9. - First image from Venus surface
- 11. - Makes up most of Venus’ atmosphere
- 12. - Highly deformed, mountain-like Venusian terrain
- 14. - NASA mission to analyze Venus' atmosphere
- 15. - Theory explaining Venus' extreme heat
- 16. - Theory that Venus once had water
- 17. - Key part of DAVINCI that will plunge into atmosphere
- 18. - First successful flyby of Venus (USA)
Down
- 1. - A challenging phase of Venus missions
- 2. - Orbiter mission to map Venus' geology
- 3. - Technique Magellan used to see through clouds
- 5. - Venus’ atmosphere spins faster than planet itself
- 6. - Instruments deployed into Venus' atmosphere
- 10. - Soviet mission using balloons in Venus' atmosphere
- 12. - Venus has this due to carbon dioxide
- 13. - Found in Venus' clouds