File:Venus clouds seen by Pioneer Venus Orbiter.jpg

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Description	English: Orginal capiton with the picture: Ultraviolet image of Venus' clouds as seen by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter
Date	5 February 1979
Source	http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-venus.html direct link to the picture:ftp://nssdcftp.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/hi-res/planetary/venus/pvo_uv_790205.tiff
Author	Pioneer Venus Orbiter (NASA)
Permission (Reusing this file)	http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-faq.html#use
Other versions	File:Venuspioneeruv.jpg

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