Images of giant wave on Venus captured by Japanese probe

Pressure wave in planet's atmosphere was one of the largest ever seen in the solar system, stretching over 10,000 kilometres

A Japanese spacecraft that is circling Venus has beamed home pictures of one of the largest waves ever seen in the solar system.

The Akatsuki probe captured images of the giant wave in the Venusian cloud tops where it became one of the most prominent features in the planet's atmosphere for four days in December 2015.