Though artists' impressions often show the apocalyptic landscape of Venus crisscrossed by lightning bolts, the existence of lightning on Venus has been controversial.rnElectromagnetic signals possibly generated by lightning were recorded more than 30 years ago by the Soviet Venera probe, but since then, efforts to detect lightning directly have been inconclusive. This led some scientists to question the ability of electric fields to discharge easily in the planet's dense atmosphere. What's more, the planet's high clouds might make cloud-to-ground strikes unlikely.
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