What component of Venus’s atmosphere causes the planet to be so hot? Explain why there is so much of this gas in the atmosphere of Venus, compared with its presence in Earth’s atmosphere. What happened to all the water that Venus must have had when the planet formed?

What component of Venus’s atmosphere causes the planet to be so hot? Explain why there is so much of this gas in the atmosphere of Venus, compared with its presence in Earth’s atmosphere. What happened to all the water that Venus must have had when the planet formed?

The Solar System

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Chapter13: Venus And Mars

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What component of Venus’s atmosphere causes the planet to be so hot? Explain why
there is so much of this gas in the atmosphere of Venus, compared with its presence in
Earth’s atmosphere. What happened to all the water that Venus must have had when the
planet formed?

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