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Article: Scientists detect key molecule in atmosphere of Venus
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- The Hindustan Times
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- May 16, 2008
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Paris, May 16 -- Scientists have detected a key molecule in the atmosphere of Venus, a detection that gives them an important new tool to unlock the workings of the planet's dense atmosphere.
Hydroxyl, the molecule that was detected by the Venus Express, is an important but difficult-to-detect molecule.
Made up of a hydrogen and oxygen atom each, hydroxyl has been found in the upper reaches of the Venusian atmosphere, some 100 km above the surface, by Venus Express's Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS.
The elusive molecule was detected by turning the spacecraft away from the planet and looking ...
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