Life on Venus?

Two photographs taken by the Venera-13 landing probe in 1982. One photo was taken by the front camera, the other by the rear camera. Russian scientist Leonid Ksanfomaliti claims they show the same disc-shape object that appears to have moved from one place on the Venusian surface to another, but the objects are actually just different camera lens caps.

Crab-like lifeform?

The disc-like object on Venus that Russian scientist Leonid Ksanfomaliti claims is a living creature.

Reprocessed image

Photograph taken by Venera-13 and reprocessed by Don Mitchell in 2006. The higher-resolution image shows that the crab-like object in the foreground is a mechanical component.

Surface blur

A close-up of a photograph of the surface of Venus taken by the Venera-13 probe. A Russian scientist has recently claimed it shows a scorpion-like lifeform.

Venera-13 landing probe

A photograph of the Venera-13 landing probe, which landed on Venus in 1982.

Life on Venus? Images Re-analyzed

By: Life's Little Mysteries Staff

Date: 23 January 2012 Time: 03:05 PM ET

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