Solar Sigmoids vs. Venusian Double-Eyed Polar Vortices (Comparison)

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Solar Sigmoids vs. Venusian Double-Eyed Polar Vortices (Comparison) by mgmirkin

Left image credit: NASA / STFC / ISAS / JAXA / A. Hood (St. Andrews), V. Archontis (St. Andrews). Right image credit: ESA / VIRTIS / INAF-IASF / Obs. de Paris-LESIA. Composite image credit: Michael Gmirkin (using GIMP).

A comparison between solar sigmoids (recently noted to be electrical in nature) and the high-resolution imagery captured depicting the fine structure of Venus' double-eyed polar vortices.

See:
Solar Sigmoids Explained
Happy Birthday Venus Express!

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Title: Solar Sigmoids vs. Venusian Double-Eyed Polar Vortices (Comparison)
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Created: Sat, 05/16/2009 - 2:33am
Modified: Sat, 05/16/2009 - 2:51am

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