Multiple Choice
The relative rotation patterns of the Venusian atmosphere and Venus itself are:
A) fast (4 days) retrograde rotation of planet and slow (243 days) retrograde rotation of the upper cloud bank.
B) slow (243 days) prograde or direct planetary rotation and fast (4 days) retrograde rotation of the cloud tops.
C) slow (243 days) retrograde rotation of planet and rapid (4 days) retrograde rotation of upper atmospheric clouds.
D) no rotation of Venus itself, but atmospheric cloud tops rotate slowly (243 days) in a retrograde direction.
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