(By the way, this was also reported in
an article in topic Venus Express - the ESA mission to Venus, in
Space Exploration.)
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Originally Posted by Mr. Milton Banana
I'm a bit puzzled about why lightning flashes haven't been seen in the clouds. Is it because Venus's atmosphere is so much thicker than Earth's?
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It's been suspected for a long while, but Venus Express apparently had the magnetometer to clinch it.
Suspicion:
ESA: Acid clouds and lightning
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During previous ground and satellite observations, visible flashes in the atmosphere have been observed, and localised emissions of radio waves have also been reported. Are they due to lightning?
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Confirmation:
NASA Scientist Confirms Light Show on Venus
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The confirming measurements of the electrical discharges were made with data obtained by the Venus Express magnetometer instrument provided by the Space Research Institute in Graz, Austria.
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