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Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI and IR1 (2016 Jul 23)

IR1UVI Venus dayside synthesized false color image by UVI and IR1 (2016 Jul 23)

A synthesized false color image of Venus using 283-nm and 365-nm images taken by UVI plus 0.90-µm (900-nm) image taken by IR1. Images are colorized as follows: 283 nm → blue; 365 nm → green; 0.90 µm → red. 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. © PLANET-C Project Team

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Data Descriptions

Date/Time 2016-07-23 06:47:52, 06:51:28, 06:36:08 (UTC)
Inst./Filter UVI, 283 nm, 365 nm, IR1, 0.90 µm
Exposure time 0.5 sec, 0.046 sec, 7.833 sec
Altitude 50,553 km, 51,178 km, 48,485 km
Archives (DARTS) 283 nm L1b (JPEG, FITS), L2b (JPEG, FITS); 365 nm L1b (JPEG, FITS), L2b (JPEG, FITS); 0.90 µm 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