Standing Wave
Light, Sound and Waves
Venusian standing waves
Stories from Physics
for 11-14
14-16
The Japanese Akatsuki Probe has detected a gigantic standing wave in the atmosphere of Venus. The pressure wave extends over 10,000 km between the poles of the planet and is believed to be produced by surface winds colliding with the 4,500 m high Aphrodite Terra Mountain range near the planet’s equator.
References
I. Sample, Images of giant wave on Venus captured by Japanese probe, 16th January 2016, Guardian Website, https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/16/images-of-giant-wave-on-venus-captured-by-japanese-probe
