The Venera 12 (Russian: Венера-12 kureva Venus 12) aiva Soviet unmanned nzvimbo basa kuongorora nyika Venus. Venera 12 kwakatangwa musi 14 September 1978 pa 02:25:13 UTC. Kuparadzaniswa kubva yayo ndege pachikuva musi December 19, 1978, ari kumhara akapinda Venus mhepo mazuva maviri gare gare pa 11.2 km / s. Munguva aburuka, akashandisa aerodynamic braking uchiteverwa parachuti braking uye kugumisa pamwe mumhepo braking. It akaita nyoro kumhara pamusoro pa 06:30 Moscow nguva (0330 UT) musi December 21 pashure pokuburuka nguva inenge 1 awa.
11.2 km/s