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Originally posted by bridas
Life on Venus was possible according to some scientists. Does this look like a river system or what?
pds.jpl.nasa.gov...
Venus possibly habitable for billions of years
The hellish climate of Venus may have arisen far more recently than previously supposed, suggests new research. If so, pleasant Earth-like conditions probably persisted for two billion years after the planet's birth - plenty of time for life to have developed.
www.newscientist.com...
Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by johnlear
Why the very idea of water vapor on Venus is ridiculous.
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Humans exposed to as little as 0.01 mg m-3 in air, or less, develop "tellurium breath", which has a garlic-like odour.
Originally posted by ukmicky1980
To your knowledge, do they/have they visited earth, or know of us?
Lead melts at 621F, tellurium freezes at 841F. So yes, it's hot enough to have molten lead and frozen tellurium on Venus.
Originally posted by johnlear
Yes Virginia, there is no snow on Venus. That’s a coating of frost of rare silvery-white nonmetallic element tellurium which freezes out at exactly the right temperature corresponding to the altitude on Venus where the edges of this bright material are seen. This is what Gordon Pettengill of MIT suggests. Now I know that NASA says it is hot enough to melt lead on Venus. No, I am not kidding you.
Hi John, Very interesting topic
Can I ask a couple of questions on the inhabitants of Venus?
you say they are similar to us on earth, how do they cope with living on a hotter planet?
To your knowledge, do they/have they visited earth, or know of us?
Originally posted by greatlakes
here's another image of the trio:
They are: Jill, Donn and Valiant Thor (l-r)
[edit on 31-5-2007 by greatlakes]
You can clearly see the Venusbases in the NASA photo that has been 3D imaged.
originally posted by JohnLearMany scientists believe water must be present before living things can come into being. Dr Harold C Urey of the University of California, for example, has said water and not oxygen is the basic substance of life.