A giant wave in the atmosphere of Venus may be the biggest of its kind in the Solar System.
The feature, observed by a Japanese spacecraft, is thought to be generated in a broadly similar way to the surface ripples that form as water flows over rocks on a stream bed.
In this case, the wave is thought to form as the lower atmosphere flows over mountains on Venus’ surface.
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