Attempts to land on the surface of Venus: Question 48 options: have all failed, since the probes have been crushed to pieces by the atmospheric pressure as they descend, before touching down have succeeded, and indeed one probe has been sending back data for over a decade (but now seems to be on its 'last legs') have succeeded, but the probes last only a short time before they are destroyed by heat, pressure and the atmospheric acidity have not yet been tried, but new pressure-resistant material means that it may soon be possible