New atmospheric windows observed on Venus night side

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Spectral signatures measured by Virtis on the night side and at the limb of Venus were analyzed with Independent Component Analysis (ICA). Faint atmospheric windows are detected at 1.51, 1.55, 1.78 and 1.815 µm. The polar vortex structure is evidenced, with two main circular areas made of many concentric rings with alternating particle sizes. Discrete clouds about 100 km wide are observed in low opacity conditions. High altitude, warm clouds are tentatively observed from the polar vortex down to 55° S. Surface emission is detected with a spatial resolution limited by atmosphere blurring, reaching ~35 km in exceptional conditions. Strong light bending is observed, the signal propagating mostly in the vertical direction. Intense scattering is suspected to take place at the bottom of the atmosphere, at least in the southern plains.

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