Published on January 23, 2017
Massive 10,000km-long structure spotted in Venus’ atmosphere – before abruptly disappearing
The huge bright, hot structure was found in the upper atmosphere by the Jaxa Akatsuki spacecraft.
Mars may be the focus of many current space exploration efforts, but scientists studying Venus have just discovered something very strange: a massive structure that seems to extend almost the entire length of planet. The long, curved shape is rotating along with the planet, suggesting that it’s fixed to the planet, while the planet’s extremely thick clouds are speeding around it at over 200 miles per hour.
