The first temperature map of the planet's southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths, charted with Venus Express's Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS. Credits: ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA | Universe Today

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July 14th, 2009

The first temperature map of the planet's southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths, charted with Venus Express's Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS. Credits: ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA

Written by Nancy Atkinson

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