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Venus' South Pole

This composite, false-color view of Venus' south pole was captured by VIRTIS onboard the European Space Agency's Venus Express.
Source: ESA/INAF-IASF, Rome, Italy, and Observatoire de Paris, France
Published: October 27, 2009

This composite, false-color view of Venus' south pole was captured by VIRTIS onboard the European Space Agency's Venus Express.

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