Title: Possible discovery of living forms on venus

Biography:

L.V. Ksanfomality is a known expert in the study of Solar system bodies, by Space missions and astronomical observations. During the period (1958-1968) of working as head of the laboratory at the Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, he gained experience as a qualified astronomer-observer and a designer of optico-electronic astronomical instruments. At the Space Research Institute, he works since 1968. His PhD (1961) was devoted to Lunar investigations, and doctoral (professor) dissertation (1977) was devoted to research of the planet Venus’ thermal radiation made by Venera 9 and Venera -10 orbiters.

Abstract

Habitability of planets is a fundamental question of astrophysics. Some of the exoplanets possess physical conditions close to those of Venus. Therefore, the planet Venus, with its dense and hot (735 K) oxygen-free atmosphere of CO₂, having a high pressure of 9.2 MPa at the surface, can be a natural laboratory for this kind of studies. The only existing data on the planet’s surface are still the results obtained by the Soviet VENERA landers in 1975-82. The VENERA TV experiments returned 41 panoramas of Venus surface (or their fragments). The experiments were of extreme technical complexity. They have not been repeated by any space agency in the subsequent 43 years. The VENERA panoramas have been treated anew by modern processing codes. Relatively large objects, from a decimeter to half a meter in size, with an unusual morphology have been found which moved very slowly or changed slightly their shape. Certain unusual findings that have a structure similar to the Earth’ fauna and flora were found in different areas of the planet. Due to the availability of up to eight duplicates of the images obtained and their low level of masking noise, the VENERA archive panoramas permit identifying and exploring some types of hypothetical life forms of Venus. Analysis of treated once again VENERA panoramic images revealed objects that might indicate the presence of about 15 hypothetical items of Venusian flora and fauna.