P100010598

Observational data

2016/03/29

Satellites and Spacecraft > Lunar and Planetary Exploration Spacecraft > Venus Climate Orbiter "AKATSUKI " (PLANET-C)

This movie is produced from the IR2 2.26μm imaes. Original 4 images were acquired with 4 hour intervals from 07:03 UT. In 4 hours, the super-rotating clouds move by ～10 degrees. Such images are numerically derotated to produce intermediate images so that the resultant motion becomes smoother. (a distance of 0.36 million km from Venus)

JAXA

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http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/enterp/missions/akatsuki/compile/gallery.shtml#photo