Even though a thick atmosphere stands between Venus's cloud top and its surface, recent observations now establish the impact of Venus's topography on its upper atmospheric dynamics. Understanding how this is possible will lead to substantial progress in atmospheric computer models.
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Marcq, E. Venus: Tickling the clouds. Nat Astron 1, 0198 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0198
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