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  2. Atmosphere of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gases surrounding the planet Venus. Venus's atmosphere is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5% nitrogen , with other chemical compounds present only in trace amounts. [ 1 ]

  3. Worlds in Collision - Wikipedia

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    After that, the current "celestial order" was established. The courses of the planets stabilized over the centuries and Venus gradually became a "normal" planet. These events led to several key statements: Venus must be still very hot as young planets radiate heat. [5] Venus must be rich in petroleum and hydrocarbon gases. [6]

  4. Venus - Wikipedia

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    Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet and is the closest in mass and size to its orbital neighbour Earth. Venus has by far the densest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets, composed mostly of carbon dioxide with a thick, global sulfuric acid cloud cover.

  5. Why isn’t Venus like Earth? New space mission aims to find out

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    The EnVision Venus explorer will study that planet in unprecedented detail, from inner core to the top of its atmosphere, to help astronomers understand why the hot, toxic world didn’t turn out ...

  6. Warmest April on record extends planet's hot streak to ... - AOL

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    With an average surface temperature of 59.05 degrees, the month was about 0.25 of a degree warmer than the previous hottest April, in 2016. Warmest April on record extends planet's hot streak to ...

  7. Terraforming of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The main problem with Venus today, from a terraformation standpoint, is the very thick carbon dioxide atmosphere. The ground level pressure of Venus is 9.2 MPa (91 atm; 1,330 psi). This also, through the greenhouse effect, causes the temperature on the surface to be several hundred degrees too hot for any significant organisms.

  8. 11 must-see astronomy events in 2025 - AOL

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    Venus will be the cornerstone of multiple planetary alignments in 2025, the first of which will unfold on Friday, Jan. 17, as it shines side-by-side with Saturn. ... April 21, into Tuesday, April ...

  9. Talk:Atmosphere of Venus - Wikipedia

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    Cyreenik 15:31, 12 April 2007 (UTC) Venus is so immensely hot, that a cat on a hot tin roof would stay on the roof, if it just knew how lucky it was. Said: Rursus ☻ 08:37, 29 November 2007 (UTC) 35 km above Venus's surface, the temperature is as hot as a typical baking or cooking oven.