VENUS IN VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET This image of Venus is
comprised of visible and ultraviolet light data detected by
instruments on board the Venus Express spacecraft during its
first orbit around the planet on 19 April 2006. In the
illuminated region (blue colour) it is possible to see
interesting stripe-like structures in the planet’s atmosphere.
These may be due to the presence of dust and aerosols in the
atmosphere, but their true nature is still unexplained. Credit:
ESA / VIRTIS / INAF-IASF / Obs.de Paris-LESIA.