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astro-ph.EP2017★ 41 cited
Equatorial jet in the lower to middle cloud layer of Venus revealed by Akatsuki
T. Horinouchi, S. Murakami, T. Satoh +15
The Venusian atmosphere is in a state of superrotation where prevailing westward winds move much faster than the planet's rotation. Venus is covered with thick clouds that extend f…
astro-ph.EP2017★ 38 cited
Stationary waves and slowly moving features in the night upper clouds of Venus
J. Peralta, R. Hueso, A. Sánchez-Lavega +9
At the cloud top level of Venus (65-70 km altitude) the atmosphere rotates 60 times faster than the underlying surface, a phenomenon known as superrotation. Whereas on Venus's days…