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Scientists Model the True Darkness of Venus’s Mysterious UV Absorber

As any amateur astronomer can tell you, Venus is famous for its yellow coloration in visible light. But, ask a professional planetary scientist and they will tell you the strangest thing about Venus is how it appears in ultraviolet. In this spectrum, stark, high-contrast streaks are splattered across the planet’s cloud cover, and rotate on its four-day atmospheric rotation period. For over 100…

Scientists Model the True Darkness of Venus’s Mysterious UV Absorber

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