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		anigbrowl on Aug 9, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Soviet Venus Images It's astonishing to me that they lasted that long and transmitted data back, considering the operating temperatures and pressures.

petercooper on Aug 9, 2012 [–]

There are data center engineers nowadays who would relish that challenge. 400C and 100bar? Pschaw, I have a cabinet in Fremont standing up to almost that.. ;-)

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