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In the paper of L.V. Ksanfomality published in this issue of the journal, some objects observed in the TV panorama sent by Venera-9 are interpreted as possible specimens of the Venus fauna. Our analysis of this panorama, supported by comparisons with various objects observed on the surfaces of Earth and the Moon, shows that all objects seen in the Venera-9 panorama are probably objects of an abiotic nature. These are polygonal fragments of basaltic lavas, platy fragments of lithified deposits of fine-grained fraction of ejecta from distant impact craters and more rare fragments of rounded appearance, probably, volcanic breccias.
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Original Russian Text © A.T. Basilevsky, 2012, published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 404–408.
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Basilevsky, A.T. Analysis of suspicious objects in TV panorama taken by Venera-9 spacecraft. Sol Syst Res 46, 374–378 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094612050024
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