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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead | Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.

Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.

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