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What Is a Rainbow on Venus Called?
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- On Venus, an atmospheric phenomenon similar to a rainbow is known scientifically as a glory.
- It appears as a series of colored concentric rings rather than the arc seen on Earth.
- Glories are caused by the interference of light waves within droplets in the Venusian clouds.
- This differs from Earth's rainbows, which rely on the refraction and dispersion of light.
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