This image shows a close-up view of the strange double-vortex in the atmosphere of Venus above the planet's South Pole. The image is an infrared view; warm areas are brighter. The "eyes" of the double vortex are towards the middle-right and lower-left sections of this image. The image was captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft in August 2007.
Image courtesy of ESA/VIRTIS-VenusX/A.Cardesin Moinelo, INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA.