Japanese spacecraft "AKATSUKI" observes Venus' violent wind cause November 19, 21:49
The Japanese Venus probe “AKATSUKI” has succeeded in observing in detail the atmospheric phenomenon that seems to be the cause of the violent wind blowing on Venus, the planet next to the Earth.
Venus is blowing a fierce wind called “Super Rotation”, reaching 100 meters per second, and JAXA has been investing in the orbit around Venus for four years ago. Observing.
When Akatsuki observes the structure of the atmosphere in detail, he has succeeded in observing the phenomenon of thermal tide that seems to be the cause of intense wind.
The thermal tide wave is a phenomenon in which Venus's atmosphere is warmed by the heat of the sun and vibrates up and down.Akatsuki measured the temperature of the atmosphere at an altitude of about 70 km on Venus across the globe. It means that we observed that it was striped.
In addition, the fact that the structure of the striped atmosphere is moving with time can also be observed, which is a clue to understanding Venus, which has many mysteries.
Toru Kamiyama, senior researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, who is in charge of observations, says, “Understanding Venus will help us understand the planets of the solar system widely.”