Parker Solar Probe view of Venus (annotated) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Parker Solar Probe view of Venus (annotated)

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe had an up-close view of Venus when it flew by the planet in July 2020. Some of the features seen by scientists are labeled in this annotated image. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument.

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NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Laboratory/Guillermo Stenborg and Brendan Gallagher

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