Thursday, September 30, 2010

Venus South Polar Vortex

I learned that Venus is actually similar to Earth in many ways, and has developed the name of "Earth's sister planet." Venus and Earth contain the same amount of carbon dioxide, however on Earth it is stored in the crust, while on Venus it exsts as gas,is swirling around the atmosphere.Sulfur dioxide present in the atmosphere mixes with water vapor to form sulfuric acid droplets. These droplets make up the swirling clouds that cover the face of venus. This unusual vortex was found swirling over the south pole of Venus. The study of this vortex may tell us more about hurricanes on our planet.

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