Venus Clouds Harbor the Solar System's Biggest Hydraulic Jump
TL;DR
Astronomers using data from JAXA's Akatsuki probe identify the largest hydraulic jump in the solar system, where turbulence in Venus's lower cloud layer triggers a strong updraft that lofts sulfuric acid vapor into the upper clouds, creating a giant, slow-moving cloud front.
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- Scientists Decode Giant Venus Cloud, Say "Hydraulic Jump" Is Behind It NDTV
- Where Can You Hide From Venus's Sulfuric Acid Rain? Pretty Much Anywhere On The Planet's 737 Kelvin Surface IFLScience
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