Infrared Image of Low Clouds on Venus

This false-color image is a near-infrared map of lower-level clouds on the night side of Venus, obtained by NASA Galileo spacecraft as it approached the planet night side on Feb. 10, 1990.

This false-color image is a near-infrared map of lower-level clouds on the night side of Venus, obtained by NASA Galileo spacecraft as it approached the planet night side on Feb. 10, 1990. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00124