South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole.

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Piccioni, G, Drossart, P, Sanchez-Lavega, A, Hueso, R, Taylor, F, Wilson, C, Grassi, D, Zasova, L, Moriconi, M, Adriani, A, Lebonnois, S, Coradini, A, Bézard, B, Angrilli, F, Arnold, G, Baines, K, Bellucci, G, Benkhoff, J, Bibring, J, Blanco, A, Blecka, M, Carlson, R, Di Lellis, A, Encrenaz, T, Erard, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: North Pole; South Pole; Venus; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06209; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4eb9d8a6-9863-4604-9d30-f34d01373a62

Venus has no seasons, slow rotation and a very massive atmosphere, which is mainly carbon dioxide with clouds primarily of sulphuric acid droplets. Infrared observations by previous missions to Venus revealed a bright 'dipole' feature surrounded by a cold 'collar' at its north po...