Hypothetical flora and fauna of Venus
Author:
Ksanfomality
Abstract:
Hypothetical habitability of some of extrasolar planets is a fundamental question of science. Some of exoplanets possess physical conditions close to those of Venus. Therefore, the planet Venus, with its dense and hot (735 K) oxygen-free atmosphere of CO2, having a high pressure of 9.2 MPa at the surface, can be a natural laboratory for this kind of studies. The only existing data on the planet׳s surface are still the results obtained by the Soviet VENERA landers in the 1970s and 1980s. The TV experiments of Venera-9 and 10 (October, 1975) and Venera-13 and 14 (March, 1982) delivered 41 panoramas of Venus surface (or their fragments). There have not been any similar missions to Venus in the subsequent 39 and 32 years. In the absence of new landing missions to Venus, the VENERA panoramas have been re-processed. The results of these missions are studied anew. A dozen of relatively large objects, from a decimeter to half a meter in size, with an unusual morphology have been found which moved very slowly or changed slightly their shape. Their emergence by chance could hardly be explained by noise. Certain unusual findings that have similar structure were found in different areas of the planet. This paper presents the last results obtained of a search for hypothetical flora and fauna of Venus.
2 comments:
Ksanfomaliti has apparently been presenting and re-presenting these claims in one form or another for a while now. There's a reasonably good examination of his claims here. For the most part, his evidence of 'movement' can be seen as projection noise, or due to the effects of wind. One of Ksanfomaliti's 'animals' that makes a sudden appearance in the images is actually a lens cap that fell off the Venus lander itself!
Autocorrect is a pain some times.
So he's like the guy making claims about how insects developed nymphs and caterpillars then. Or the guy claiming the Face on Mars, but Russian style.
I am REALLY surprised it made it into a journal then.
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