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Rising sulphur on Venus

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Thirty years ago, the spacecraft Pioneer Venus observed the peak and decline of sulphur dioxide levels above Venus's clouds. Similar observations by Venus Express reveal a surprisingly variable venusian atmosphere.

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Figure 1: Venus and its dense sulphur-rich atmosphere as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope at ultraviolet wavelengths.

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  1. Larry W. Esposito is at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 3665 Discovery Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA,

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