Abstract:Lightning in the atmosphere of Venus is either ubiquitous, rare, or
non-existent, depending on
how one interprets diverse observations. Quantifying when and where, or
even if lightning
occurs would provide novel information about Venus’s atmospheric
dynamics and chemistry.
Lightning is also a potential risk to future missions, which could float
in the cloud layers (~50–
70 km above the surface) for up to an Earth-year. Over decades,
spacecraft and ground-based
telescopes have searched for l… Show more
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