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Venus Express reboots the search for active volcanoes on Venus

4 April 2008

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This is an animation of Venus Express performing stellar occultation at Venus.

Venus Express is the first mission ever to apply the technique of stellar occultation at Venus. The technique consists of looking at a star through the atmospheric limb. By analysing the way the starlight is absorbed by the atmosphere, one can deduce the characteristics of the atmosphere itself.

Credits: ESA (Animation by AOES Medialab)

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Venus Express is studying largely unknown phenomena in the Venusian atmosphere like never before. Its suite of instruments is also digging into the interaction between the solar wind and the planetary environment. In addition, the mission is gathering glimpses of the planet's surface, which is strictly coupled with its dense atmosphere.

Credits: ESA (Image by AOES Medialab)

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