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By Alex Reshanov in
on Nov 23, 2012

Come closer, little fishies.

A spearing mantis shrimp waits in the shadows. Image: prilfish.

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Visualisation of Venus Express during the aerobraking maneuver, which lasted from which lasted from June 18 to July 11. During this time, the spacecraft was orbiting above Venus' thick atmosphere at an altitude of around 130 km (about 80 miles).

Spacecraft surfs in and out of Venus atmosphere

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