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Daily Mirror
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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Nasa probe in closest ever look at hellish 475c surface of fiery planet Venus

A Nasa spacecraft has captured a stunning visible light spectrum of Venus for the very first time.

Now experts hope the Parker Solar Probe can answers some key questions about the stunning planet's surface geology.

Nasa took the photos in 2020 while passing as it carried out some research on the sun. During the approach, the probe came within 5.3 million miles of the solar surface – the closest it has ever been.

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