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04 JUN. 2004
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An ultraviolet image of Venus's clouds as seen by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter from 26 February 1979.
The immense C- or Y-shaped features which are visible only in these wavelengths are individually short lived, but reform often enough to be considered a permanent feature of Venus's clouds.
The mechanism by which Venus's clouds absorb ultraviolet is not well understood.
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