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The lander that outlived its design

Venera 13 was designed to work for about 32 minutes on the surface of Venus. It transmitted for at least 127, from a place where the temperature is 457 °C and the pressure 89 atmospheres. This page carries that transmission once, at its own pace. When the signal ends, the page ends with it and becomes a record of itself.

ACQUIRING CHANNEL 7°30′S 303°00′E · EAST OF PHOEBE REGIO
Mission time
00:00
Exterior
457 °C
Pressure
89 atm
Interior
30 °C
Signal
100%
PANORAMA CHANNEL · STANDBY
Awaiting the descent vehicle…

The times and figures are the record’s (Wikipedia, “Venera 13”; Rare Historical Photos). The readouts, the noise and the end are the page’s own, and the page says so. The lander’s signal was relayed by its cruise stage, which flew on; the page has no relay.