Comment: Re:Talk or else! (Score 4, Funny) 1047
I think you a word out.
I think you a word out.
And the author's considered response and explanation of the claims:
http://donpmitchell.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-forms-on-venus-probably-not.html
Note that Don has access to the original Venera raw data and isn't working from the usual poor quality photos.
Er, sorry. Try this newer page:
See this site for the best processed pictures from the Venera missions. Absolutely fascinating stuff those Russians did then.
(It is not true I'm a card-carrying member of the Pedant's Society. It's actually made out of plastic.)
I think you mean "Pedants' Society", unless you're the sole member.
It isn't the same. The package would have been falling faster at 5000m than it was at ground level, and the impact onto a surface at that height would have been larger.
For this reason, landing on Venus is a doddle as 90atm pressure means you barely need parachutes. Surviving after landing is a different matter, of course.
I'm still waiting for the summary to finish...
He who lives without folly is less wise than he believes.