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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
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