Faint concentric rings in Venus's polarized reflected light, seen once in 2010, are plausibly caused by 5-10% density waves in the upper atmosphere above the clouds.
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Planet-wide, Concentric Density Waves in Venus's Upper Atmosphere Revealed through Polarimetry?
Faint concentric rings in Venus's polarized reflected light, seen once in 2010, are plausibly caused by 5-10% density waves in the upper atmosphere above the clouds.