The Hypothesis of Transient Luminous Events in the Mesosphere of Venus

Observations of the state of Venus’ mesosphere from spacecraft have not yet revealed transient luminous events similar to those observed in the Earth’s atmosphere. In this work, the possibility of such phenomena is proved in laboratory conditions. For this purpose, an experiment has been carried out on the formation of apokamps in carbon dioxide at different pressure values. The obtained data experimentally confirm the hypothesis that conditions at altitudes corresponding to the cloud tops in the atmosphere of Venus are favorable for generating analogues of transients of the Earth’s mesosphere. Based on this, recommendations have been developed for the design of systems for detecting such phenomena from orbiting satellites or balloons.