The ay side image taken by the Akatsuki IR1 camera on May 7, 2016 at 03:01 JST, and the Akatsuki's altitude was 76 000 km when the image was taken. Image enhancement processes enable us to inspect the detailed patterns of clouds. It is believed that these patterns represent structures at a depth of a few kilometer below the top of clouds.
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