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Hydroxyl detected in the Venusian atmosphere
15 MAY. 2008 publication date 1845 Views

Hydroxyl, an important but difficult-to-detect molecule, is made up of a hydrogen and oxygen atom each. It has been found in the upper reaches of the Venusian atmosphere, some 100 km above the surface, by Venus Express’s Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS.

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ESA (Image by C. Carreau)

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