Soviet Titan vs. Venus: 127 Minutes in Hell

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]This machine was built with one goal, to perish on Venus. The planet easily crushes steel and melts lead. Soviet engineers gave the probe a maximum of 32 minutes. In 1982, it touched the scorching surface. The station transmitted the first and still the only color photographs of Venus. Pressure of 90 atmospheres began to slowly deform the hull. According to calculations, communication should have cut off almost immediately, but the Soviet titanium proved [music] stronger than theoretical predictions. The probe worked for 127 minutes, setting an absolute record.

[00:00:27]Scientists watched in real time [music] as the Venera 13 station disintegrated.

[00:00:31]The crushed sphere remained on the landing site forever.