... Swirling Clouds Over the South Pole of Venus . ... Credit: ESA / MPS , Katlenburg-Lindau , Germany Explanation: What's happening over the South Pole of Venus? ... Venus Express confirmed there a spectacular massive swirling storm system with similarities to the vortex recently imaged over Saturn's South Pole . ... Close inspection of other South Pole images unexpectedly showed a second vortex, meaning that the unusual swirling clouds are like an Earth-hurricane that has two eyes. ...