Venera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Venera
1961; < Russian Venéra Venus (< Latin Vener-, stem of Venus )
Example Sentences
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Back in 1981, Russia also reported sounds on Venus during the Soviet Venera 13 mission, which sounds like waves hissing on a beach.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
“This is a triumph of liberty!” said retired military police chief Marcelo Venera, the executive director of the two-year-old expo, the largest gun show in the country and the first open to civilians.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
Later, in 1982, seismometers on the Soviet Union’s Venera 13 and 14 landers detected hints of volcanic tremors on Venus.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022
Another survivor, who gave her name as Venera, said she had wanted to save her two kittens.
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2022
Two spacecraft in the Soviet Venera series have taken pictures down there.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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