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Venus Express Results Sept 2006: The Storm with Two Eyes
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- Title Venus Express Results Sept 2006: The Storm with Two Eyes
- Released: 15/09/2006
- Language English
- Footage Type
- Copyright ESA
- Description
ESA's planetary probe Venus Express arrived at destination on 11 April and on 4 July, entered routone science operations.
Today, a first glimpse at data obtained so far and a report on the functioning of the instruments is provided. In particular, numerous animated sequences from the Virtox and VMC imaging instruments are included. These are complemented by an interview with the Venus Express Project Scientist, Hakan Svedhem.
The shot list is posted under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS47444.pdf
A WMV preview file is online under http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mphi/venusexpress_05-09-06.wmvVenus Express and the storm with two eyes
10:00:40 Large rotating masses of air, vortices, can be as large and powerful as hurricanes... or as harmless as a dust devil whirlwind in a desert.
10:00:50 They are little understood phenomena here on Earth, and on other planets. Such as our closest neighbour, Venus. Over the summer, scientists have been analysing the discovery there this spring of an intriguing double-eyed vortex.
10:01:05 After arriving on April 11, the Venus Express probeís initial orbit offered a unique chance to observe the planetís southern hemisphere at great distance.
10:01:16 Håkan SVEDHEM, Venus Express Project Scientist, ESA ""In one snap shot... given us a lot of information.""
10:01:26 Data obtained by the VIRTIS spectrometer displayed as a movie with the south pole always plotted in the centre and with the terminator frontier between day (yellow) and darker night zone - reveal the rotation and changing shape of the structure.
10:01:42 Håkan SVEDHEM, VEX