Weather on Venus (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Weather on Venus

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The three main weather patterns on Venus. Researchers think the dayside poleward circulation and newly discovered nightside equatorial circulation may fuel the planetwide super-rotation that dominates the surface of Venus.

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© 2021 JAXA/Imamura et al.

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