The night side image of Venus taken by the Akatsuki's IR2 (InfraRed 2 micrometer) camera on April 26, 2016 at 16:03 JST, and the Akatsuki's altitude was 76 000 km at that time. Density distribution of clouds are illuminated by the thermal radiation from atmosphere near the Venusian surface. The image was processed for presentation purpose.
(c) ISAS/JAXA