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  • VIRTIS

    Atmospheric stripe-like structures are observed on Venus at a wavelength of 380 nm.
  • VIRTIS

    A sequence of eight images at 2.3 μm from eight orbits in February 2007 shows the difference in atmospheric flow characteristics on Venus as a function of latitude.
  • VIRTIS

    The VIRTIS instrument has made the first detection of hydroxyl (OH) in the atmosphere of Venus.
  • VIRTIS

    Global and detailed images of cloud features on Venus obtained at ultraviolet wavelengths (365 nm) are presented. They clearly show the variation of cloud structures with latitude.
  • VIRTIS

    A faint and variable nightglow of nitric oxide (NO) has been unambiguously detected in the upper atmosphere of Venus.
  • VIRTIS

    The derived differences in surface rock composition are consistent with suspicions that Venus once had a plate tectonics system and an ocean of water.