<p>In an <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA00477" rel="nofollow noreferrer">article on Venus by JPL from 1996</a> I read</p>
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<p>Due to the dense Venusian atmosphere, primary impact craters of less than a 3 kilometer (2 mile) diameter are nonexistent.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I am now wondering whether there is somewhere a comprehensive list of (other) directly observed strikes of incoming rocks  on Venus e.g. by atmospheric anomalities?</p>
<p>Side-question: What minimal size must an object entering Venus' have in order to reach the ground and/or leave an obserable trace on the surface?</p>
<h3>References</h3>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Venus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia List of craters on Venus</a> would allow to compile a size distribution of all incoming objects larger than a certain size.</li>
<li><a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/40591/meteor-size-and-frequency-distribution-for-earth-vs-moon-or-other-planets">Meteor size and frequency distribution for Earth vs. moon or other planets?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-meteoroid-a-meteor-and-a-meteorite" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Britannica on Meteor vs. meteoride vs. meteorite</a></li>
<li><a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/35309">How many meteorites have been found some place other than Earth? Where is an authoritative list maintained?</a></li>
</ul>

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See my comment in this question: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/35309/how-many-meteorites-have-been-found-some-place-other-than-earth-where-is-an-aut
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@NilayGhosh From your comment I conclude: The numbers of craters is only an upper bound for the number of incoming objects on planets with a dense atmosphere as the latter breaks up meteors which potentially form multiple overlapping craters.
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Observed meteors on Venus?
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# Observed meteors on Venus?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-25)

In an [article on Venus by JPL from 1996](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA00477) I read

> Due to the dense Venusian atmosphere, primary impact craters of less than a 3 kilometer (2 mile) diameter are nonexistent.

I am now wondering whether there is somewhere a comprehensive list of (other) directly observed strikes of incoming rocks on Venus e.g. by atmospheric anomalities?

Side-question: What minimal size must an object entering Venus' have in order to reach the ground and/or leave an obserable trace on the surface?

### References

* [Wikipedia List of craters on Venus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_craters_on_Venus) would allow to compile a size distribution of all incoming objects larger than a certain size.
* [Meteor size and frequency distribution for Earth vs. moon or other planets?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/40591/meteor-size-and-frequency-distribution-for-earth-vs-moon-or-other-planets)
* [Britannica on Meteor vs. meteoride vs. meteorite](https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-meteoroid-a-meteor-and-a-meteorite)
* [How many meteorites have been found some place other than Earth? Where is an authoritative list maintained?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/35309)

**Tags:** asteroids, venus, meteor

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See my comment in this question: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/35309/how-many-meteorites-have-been-found-some-place-other-than-earth-where-is-an-aut  
> **username_0**: @NilayGhosh From your comment I conclude: The numbers of craters is only an upper bound for the number of incoming objects on planets with a dense atmosphere as the latter breaks up meteors which potentially form multiple overlapping craters.  

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