Venusian South Polar Vortex (3)

Original ESA caption:"The reason why the morphology of the vortex varies so extensively along a 'vertical' line is still unexplained.
"This is why we are organizing a campaign to observe the South Polar Vortex, fully dedicated to solve this unexpected puzzle", said Giuseppe Piccioni, VIRTIS co-Principal Investigator.
"First we want to understand how the structure is organized - actually, with VIRTIS we are building a true 3D view of the vortex. Then we hope to be able to better understand what are the driving forces that shape it".