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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the hothouse planet’s south pole from a distance of 206 452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and unexpected detail. The images were taken 12 April during the spacecraft’s initial capture orbit after successful arrival on 11 April 2006.

Composite, false-colour view of Venus south pole captured by VIRTIS 12 April 2006 onboard Venus Express.

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[Naz]

Hope that Venus Express will resolve a lot of questions, and raise many many more

naz