Powerful Lightning on Venus Constrained by Atmospheric NO

Signs of lightning on Venus have long been sought, including by space missions and ground-based telescopes searching for optical flashes, plasma waves, or radio signatures. These efforts have yielded conflicting findings regarding the presence or absence of lightning in Venus’s atmosphere. In this s...

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Published in:	The Planetary Science Journal
Main Authors:	Tereza Constantinou, Oliver Shorttle, Paul B. Rimmer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Venus Planetary atmospheres Lightning Planetary science Atmospheric clouds Atmospheric science
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ae0e0c

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