Atmospheric super-rotation at the upper clouds of Venus

Date: 14 September 2017
Satellite: Venus Express
Copyright: ESA, JAXA, J. Peralta and R. Hueso
This mosaic illustrates the atmospheric super-rotation at the upper clouds of Venus. While the super-rotation is present in both day and night sides of Venus, it seems more uniform in the day (AKATSUKI-UVI image at 360 nm, right side), while in the night this seems to become more irregular and unpredictable (composite of Venus Express/VIRTIS images at 3.8 µm, left).
Last Update: 1 September 2019