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Note that the meridional circulation is much lower than the zonal circulation, which transports heat between the day and night sides of the planet. All winds on Venus are ultimately driven by convection. [3] Hot air rises in the equatorial zone, where solar heating is concentrated and flows to the poles.
The visible cloud tops of Jupiter and Saturn provides further evidence on its deep atmospheric circulation demonstrating the presence of atmospheric super-rotation. [8] Jupiter's auroras, in particular, highlight the planet's rapid atmospheric movements through their ethereal glow and varying cloud depths.
None of Jupiter's moons have more than traces of atmosphere, so their skies are very nearly black. For an observer on one of the moons, the most prominent feature of the sky by far would be Jupiter. For an observer on Io , the closest large moon to the planet, Jupiter's apparent diameter would be about 20° (38 times the visible diameter of the ...
The EnVision Venus explorer will study that planet in unprecedented detail, from inner core to the top of its atmosphere, to help astronomers understand why the hot, toxic world didn’t turn out ...
Venus is a primary feature of the night sky, and so has been of remarkable importance in mythology, astrology and fiction throughout history and in different cultures. The eight-pointed star a symbol used in some cultures for Venus, and sometimes combined into a star and crescent arrangement.
The stream, which starts at 6.30pm GMT on Thursday, is titled ‘The Kiss between Venus and Jupiter’. It is one of several night sky events noted by Nasa for March, which include a full Moon on ...
A NASA spacecraft has captured never-before-seen images of Venus, providing stunning views of the hellishly hot surface of the second rock from the sun. Dark side of Venus revealed in new NASA ...
Jupiter and Neptune have ratios of power emitted to solar power received of 2.5 and 2.7, respectively. [27] Close correlation between the effective temperature and equilibrium temperature of Uranus can be taken as evidence that processes producing an internal flux are negligible on Uranus compared to the other giant planets. [27]