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A new theory to explain superrotation on Venus

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the mysteries in our Solar System is superrotation, a phenomenon known since the late 1960s, in which the winds on Venus blow faster than the planet rotates. Scientists have proposed ...

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created May 31, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report




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The shape-shifting southern vortex of Venus

(PhysOrg.com) -- New analysis of images taken by ESA's Venus Express orbiter has revealed surprising details about the remarkable, shape-shifting collar of clouds that swirls around the planet's South Pole. ...

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created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Vesper Could Explore Earth's Fiery Twin

Earth has a twin sister, and she's gone bad. The planet Venus is almost the same size as Earth, so it has been called Earth's twin. It's only about 30 percent closer to the sun than Earth, and at the dawn of ...

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created Nov 22, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 0

In Depth: Rain, winds and haze during the descent to Titan

The high-resolution images taken in Titan's atmosphere by the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer (DISR) were spectacular, but not the only surprises obtained during descent. Both DISR and the Doppler Wind ...

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created Nov 30, 2005 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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