Venus Cloud Waves Solved by a Planet-Scale Hydraulic Jump
TL;DR
A study of Venus, using Akatsuki data, shows that gigantic hydraulic jumps push sulfuric acid vapor upward into the lower-to-middle cloud layers, creating planet-spanning cloud fronts that can reach about 6,000 km and likely help sustain Venus’s extreme superrotation, resolving decades of mystery and offering clues for future missions and potentially similar processes on Mars.
Topics:sciencespace-and-spaceflight#atmosphere#hydraulic-jump#planetary-science#space-and-spaceflight#superrotation#venus
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