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04-13-2006, 10:28 AM
Dear Friends,
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060413_venus_images.html
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Hot Discovery: Dark Vortex on Venus
By Sara Goudarzi
Staff Writer
posted: 13 April 2006
01:11 pm ET
The latest images from Venus show a previously suspected dark vortex over the
south pole of the planet.
Sending the first ever images of this planet's south pole, the European Space
Agency's (ESA) Venus Express mission shows the unexplained formation from a
distance of 128,283 miles (206,452 kilometers).
The vortex corresponds to a similar cloud structure over the north pole of the
planet.
"Just one day after arrival, we are already experiencing the hot, dynamic
environment of Venus," said Hakan Svedhem, Venus Express project scientist. "We
will see much more detail at an unprecedented level as we get over 100 times
better resolution as we get closer to Venus, and we expect to see these spiral
structures evolve very quickly."
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http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/060413_venus_images.html
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Hot Discovery: Dark Vortex on Venus
By Sara Goudarzi
Staff Writer
posted: 13 April 2006
01:11 pm ET
The latest images from Venus show a previously suspected dark vortex over the
south pole of the planet.
Sending the first ever images of this planet's south pole, the European Space
Agency's (ESA) Venus Express mission shows the unexplained formation from a
distance of 128,283 miles (206,452 kilometers).
The vortex corresponds to a similar cloud structure over the north pole of the
planet.
"Just one day after arrival, we are already experiencing the hot, dynamic
environment of Venus," said Hakan Svedhem, Venus Express project scientist. "We
will see much more detail at an unprecedented level as we get over 100 times
better resolution as we get closer to Venus, and we expect to see these spiral
structures evolve very quickly."
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