Figure 11-26: R I V U X G
Venus’s Cloud Patterns This false-color image of Venus was made at ultraviolet wavelengths, at which the planet’s atmospheric markings stand out best. The dark V feature is produced by the rapid motion of clouds around the planet’s equator. The clouds move in the same retrograde direction as the rotation of the planet itself but at a much greater speed.
Venus’s Cloud Patterns This false-color image of Venus was made at ultraviolet wavelengths, at which the planet’s atmospheric markings stand out best. The dark V feature is produced by the rapid motion of clouds around the planet’s equator. The clouds move in the same retrograde direction as the rotation of the planet itself but at a much greater speed.
(GSFC/NASA)