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A kitchen-sink physics effect may explain Venus’s giant atmospheric wave
Key Takeaways
- A University of Tokyo-led team linked a recurring Venus cloud disturbance to a hydraulic jump.
- The mechanism begins with an unstable Kelvin wave in the lower cloud layer.
- The finding may help explain how large atmospheric structures form on other planets too.
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DT Editorial Team··via universetoday.com