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Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI (2015 Dec 07)

UVI Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI (2015 Dec 07)

A synthesized false color image of Venus using 283-nm and 365-nm images taken by UVI. Images are colorized as follows: 283 nm → blue; 365 nm → red; mixture of both → green. In the 283 nm band observed by UVI, there is an absorption band of sulfur dioxide (SO2). Also, there is an absorption band of an unidentified chemical substance in the 365 nm band. For example, it can be said that the amount of SO2 is relatively low in the bluish areas in this image. A lying V-shaped pattern can be seen in a UV image of Venus like this. © PLANET-C Project Team

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Data Descriptions

Date/Time 2015-12-07 05:19:53, 05:23:30 (UTC)
Inst./Filter UVI, 283 nm, 365 nm
Exposure time 0.25 sec, 0.046 sec
Altitude 66,051 km, 66,612 km
Archives (DARTS) 283 nm L1b (JPEG, FITS), L2b (JPEG, FITS); 365 nm L1b (JPEG, FITS), L2b (JPEG, FITS)

Position of spacecraft

Orbit of AKATSUKI viewed
from above the Sun's north pole

AKATSUKI
Venus
Sun
Earth
Venus