Venusian near-UV absorber mystery solved

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Spectra of sulfur compounds found in Venusian atmosphere match those made in lab

Researchers in China, Germany and the US have obtained experimental spectra of four S2O2 isomers at UV and visible wavelengths to settle a long-running controversy over the identity of the near-UV absorber in the atmosphere of Venus.