The spacecraft AKATSUKI’s main purpose is to elucidate the mysteries of the Venusian atmosphere. Akatsuki (“Dawn”), originally designated Planet-C, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter, is a Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) mission designed to study the dynamics of the atmosphere of Venus from orbit, particularly the upper atmosphere super-rotation and the three-dimensional motion in … Continue reading Nikon’s Four Optical Systems Were Used by the Spacecraft AKATSUKI to Successfully Capture Images of Venus