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ESA finds that Venus has an ozone layer too ESA's Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus. Comparing its properties with those of the equivalent layers on Earth and Mars will help astronomers refine their searches for life on other planets. Venus Expr...
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Venusian volcanoes
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Have Venusian volcanoes been caught in the act? Six years of observations by ESA's Venus Express have shown large changes in the sulphur dioxide content of the planet's atmosphere, and one intriguing possible explanation is volcanic eruptions. The thick atmosphere of Venus contains over a milli...
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Rona Chasma
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved a new name for a Chasma on Venus. Rona Chasma for a 1520-km-wide Venusian steep-sided depression located at 2.5°N, 299°E. Rona Chasma is the southern segment of Devana Chasma. The feature was named in honour of the Maori Moon godd...
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Venus Geology
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Venus Express unearths new clues to the planet's geological history ESA's Venus Express has been used to study the geology in a region near Venus' equator. Using near-infrared observations collected by the Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC), scientists have found evidence that the planet's rugged...
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Venus's magnetic field
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Magnetic storms spotted on Venus Planet emits bursts of energy despite having no magnetised field of its own. Scientists have discovered that magnetic reconnection happens on Venus, a planet with no intrinsic magnetic field. The finding, reported today in Science1, suggests that magnetic rec...
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Ashen light
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Ashen light is a subtle glow that is seen from the night side of the planet Venus. This ashen light is said to be very similar to Earthshine on our moon, but not as distinguished in brightness. It was first sighted by the astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli on January 9, 1643, and has been frequently s...
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