The tropics of Venus
Date: 21 June 2010
Satellite: Venus Express
Depicts: VMC image of Venus
Copyright: ESA/MPS/DLR/IDA
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This UV image of the Venus "tropics" was taken by the Venus Express Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC) from a distance of approximately 15 000 km (orbit #920, 27 October 2008). The southern pole is in the upper right corner of the image. The dark area in the lower left is the sub-solar region; small-scale wind streaks on its border mark regions of vigorous dynamics.
Last Update: 1 September 2019