September 2008 Top Stories
»» Team led by scientists from University of the Basque Country manage to measure wind details of Venus
[Wednesday, September 3, 2008] Using images recorded by both day and night on Venus with the VIRTIS spectral camera on board the Venus Express, the UPV/EHU scientists have succeeded in measuring these clouds over several months and have discovered new aspects of the "superotation".
»» How windy is it on Venus? Venus Express answers
[Thursday, September 18, 2008] It is well known that winds on Venus are extremely fast and powerful. Now, ESA's Venus Express has, for the first time, put together a 3-D picture of the venusian winds for an entire planetary hemisphere.
»» First Venus Express public data release
[Monday, September 22, 2008] Data from the VMC, SPICAV-SOIR, VIRTIS and MAG instruments on Venus Express have been delivered to the ESA Planetary System Archive and are now freely available to interested users.
