Venus Spokes: An Explanation at Last?[zz]# Astronomy - 天文
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By William Sheehan
June 28, 2002 | Percival Lowell's name is synonymous with canals on Mars and
the discovery of Pluto. But as reported in the July issue of Sky & Telescope,
about a century ago Lowell also made some infamous observations of Venus.
Throughout his career, Lowell insisted on the existence a central dark spot
and a spindly spoke pattern on the cloud enshrouded planet. Lowell called the
dark blemish the "subsolar spot," believing it to be fixed in position as
required by the synchron
June 28, 2002 | Percival Lowell's name is synonymous with canals on Mars and
the discovery of Pluto. But as reported in the July issue of Sky & Telescope,
about a century ago Lowell also made some infamous observations of Venus.
Throughout his career, Lowell insisted on the existence a central dark spot
and a spindly spoke pattern on the cloud enshrouded planet. Lowell called the
dark blemish the "subsolar spot," believing it to be fixed in position as
required by the synchron