The conditions on the surface of Venus are infernal: temperature of more than 400 C, 90 times the Earth's atmospheric pressure in an atmosphere composed of 96 % of carbon dioxide. A distinctive characteristic of this planet is the 20 km thick opaque cloud layer, which enshrouds the planet. Clouds have a crucial role in radiative transfer, atmospheric dynamics, in the cycle of some chemical species like sulphur and more generally in the climate of Venus. Despite the numerous space missions devoted to this object since 1961, there are few in-situ measurements. The lower cloud layers are di cult to study by satellite, so there are still many questions about clouds: their properties and their radiative, dynamic and chemical impacts are poorly c...