Tag: super-rotation
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Venus’s South Pole Vortex = Whirlwind Size of Europe
You may view astronomy boring, but south pole vortex of Venus may change your mind? The present writer prefers 2006 image (picture), when double vortex appeared. The picture revealed Earth-like hurricane funnels. A prior post on Venus south pole vortex, is available here. In current article, “Venus’s South Pole Vortex –Strange Behavior of a Whirlwind…
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Arc of Venus: Mysteries of Our Sister Planet’s Atmosphere
The Daily Galaxy shares scientists strategy to better understand atmosphere of Venus. The biggest Venus mystery concerns, according to article, “…super-rotation. The whole atmosphere circles the planet in just four Earth days, much faster than the planet’s spin period of 243 days.” Refracted sunlight as it passes through layers of air above planet’s cloudtops, creates…