Mysterious haze and heavy water on Venus

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French scientist Jean-Loup Bertaux oversees the Ultraviolet and Infrared Atmospheric Spectrometer on Venus Express. After the first month in nominal orbit, he's already found haze much higher in the thick Venusian atmosphere than expected, as well as fantastic evidence for heavy water, which could help determine how much water was on Venus at the start.ESApod audio programme

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The SPICAV-SOIR spectrometer on Venus Express has found a mysterious haze at an unexpected altitude as well as evidence for heavy water.

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