Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft reveal what keeps Venus’ atmosphere rotating

An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University has been investigating Venus and what drives the planet’s atmosphere to rotate faster than the planet itself. The team of scientists has revealed that the “super-rotation” of the Venetian atmosphere near the equator is maintained by atmospheric tidal waves formed from solar heating on the planet’s dayside and cooling … Continue reading

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