NASA, amazing image with the dark side of the planet Venus / Illustrative photo: Pixabay
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NASA has released a stunning image of the planet Venus, captured by a spaceship that they sent to observe the Sun.
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According to the space agency, Parker Solar Probe shows that Venus, the neighbor of the Earth, has a very high brightness. NASA launched the car-sized spacecraft in August 2018, as the first special mission to approach the Sun. The agency hopes the probe could help astronomers understand the solar wind and electromagnetic storms that can cause damage to Earth, such as power outages.
However, over time, more images have circulated on Facebook and Twitter. The article had a misleading legend that the images were “the only clear photograph ever taken of the surface of Venus by the Soviet spacecraft Venera 13.”
Although the photo was officially taken by Venera 13, an American researcher told AFP that he improved a monochrome Venus image made by Venera 13. He said that other internet users colored the photo afterwards.
The surface of Venus. @DonaldM38768041
worked with images of Venus’ surface from the Soviet Venera landers. Here’s one of his perspective projection mosaics from Venera 13, colored with a palette from filtered camera data. pic.twitter.com/7XUMwPmLqy— Space Explorer Mike (@MichaelGalanin) January 27, 2021
Venus 13 was a space probe in the Soviet Union that was sent to Venus on October 30, 1981. It was the first to send color photos of the surface of Venus. However, photos of the surface of Venus are rare, especially because it is difficult to avenue a rover in the region and allow it to remain on the ground for more than a few hours because the planet’s atmosphere is very hot.
What image did Parker Solar Probe capture?
According to NASA, Parker Solar Probe made an incredible image of Venus on July 11, 2020. Thus, it helped researchers discover something unexpected about the earth.
#ParkerSolarProbe captured this stunning view of Venus during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020. The image shows a bright rim around the planet’s edge, thought to be nightglow, and the dark shape of Aphrodite Terra, a highland on Venus’ surface. https://t.co/ProKV6S8Hu pic.twitter.com/VEhHcird7M
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) February 24, 2021
When scientists analyzed the photograph taken from 7,700 miles (12,300 km) away from the dark side of Venus using WISPR, they were shocked to see that the Parker Solar Probe caught more than they thought.
According to CNet, the bright edge of the earth is what is called the glow of night, which is formed as oxygen atoms in the atmosphere recombine and emit light as they do when they are on the dark side of the planet. Angelos Vourlidas, a WISPR scientist at the Johns Hopkins Laboratory of Applied Physics, said he expects to see clouds. However, the camera directly captured the surface of Venus.
Scientists later returned to check how vulnerable the system is to infrared radiation. If the equipment is able to see near-infrared wavelengths, as it seems, then it may be much more useful than anticipated, allowing scientists to investigate dust around the Sun and surrounding solar systems.
Although you may not see additional wavelengths with the naked eye, the official photos may reflect a whole new way of seeing Planet Venus. This week, the probe passed Luceafăr again, and the researchers will process the data by the end of April, informs ScienceTimes.
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