10 spectacular images of Venus captured by NASA

The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus as seen by NASA Magellan spacecraft.

This image of  Venus was taken in 1995, when Venus was at a distance of 70.6 million miles 113.6 million km from Earth.

Gula Mons is displayed in this computer-simulated view from NASA Magellan spacecraft of the surface of Venus.

As it sped away from Venus, NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft captured this seemingly peaceful view of a planet the size of Earth, wrapped in a dense, global cloud layer.

This figure shows the volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46 degrees south latitude, 214.5 degrees east longitude) in the Imdr Regio area of Venus.

A corona is displayed in this computer-simulated view from NASA's Magellan spacecraft of the surface of Venus.

Computer-generated three-dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus.

The hemispheric view of Venus, as revealed by more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the 1990-1994 Magellan mission, is centered at 180 degrees east longitude.

Simulated view of Venus

This figure shows the volcanic peak Idunn Mons in the Imdr Regio area of Venus.