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Dark streaks in Venus’ atmosphere can be explained by iron minerals

New experiments may have solved one of Venus’ biggest mysteries. Astrochemists have found that iron-bearing minerals are potentially the mysterious ultraviolet-absorbing substance in the clouds that wrap around the ultra-hot second planet from the sun. When viewed in ultraviolet light, Venus‘ clouds exhibit dark streaks where something is absorbing those high-energy wavelengths. Over the decades, […]