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Originally posted by defcon5
In other words, it would have to expand many times the size of the sun, and would also encompass the sun itself.
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
If a human was on Venus now and could withstand the acid showers and pools of dense gases (and others) in a suit would they be able to swim/float in Venus Atmosphere.
The temperature and pressure on the surface of Venus are so extreme that none of the armored Russian spacecraft of the Venera series lasted more than an hour on the surface. Temperature destroyed the well-insulated and highly protected Russian electronics of the Venera surface craft within an hour.
Now, because of their molecular structures, certain gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor (and many others) have the property that they are essentially transparent to visible light but absorb IR radiation very strongly, raising the temperature well beyond what solar radiation would indicate. This is why the surface temperature of Venus exceeds temperatures on the surface of Mercury, making Venus the hottest planet.
I was considering how DENSE the atmosphere is there.
On March 16, 1957 in Alexandria, Virginia, Valiant Thor landed his craft and was met by two police officers, weapons drawn. Through thought transference, he convinced the officers he meant no harm as he was ushered into the back of their patrol car. After crossing over into Washington, D.C., they were met by the Secretary of Defense along with six of his staff members.
Originally posted by jdub297
I think I've ruined my reputation, just by positing such inanities to a 6th-grader.
jw
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
Originally posted by CLPrime
There's a difference, though, between the atmosphere of Venus, which is not capable of sustaining nuclear reaction, and the atmospheres of stars, which are.
YES I agree.
Originally posted by CLPrime
In order for the atmosphere of Venus to expand to envelope Earth, it needs to be able to sustain a nuclear reaction (that's what holds stars together... when this process ends, they explode and/or collapse). But, in order for the atmosphere of Venus to sustain a nuclear reaction, it needs to already be a massive ball of hydrogen. It's obviously not a massive ball of hydrogen, so such an occurrence is physically impossible.edit on 12-7-2011 by CLPrime because: (no reason given)
I totally understand your point of view from Earth current scientific understandings, and I used the atom as a example of how something can be small but chemically change during splitting to effect its surroundings from a distance. I dont hink VENUS is gonna blow at all I was just considering how the thick dense heated acidic ENERGIZING atmosphere would effect Earths atmosphere if by some way they were to encounter each other. Thats all. Like I said no doom and gloom just science.
I really wonder what it would be like on Earth if somehow Venus was chemically changed and started expanding its atmosphere. An atmosphere that has cooked under SOL for a long time.
thanks againedit on 7/12/11 by Ophiuchus 13 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by DaMod
reply to post by autowrench
Well sorry mr. Autowrench but if you think you can survive 894 °F surface temperatures then why don't you be the first man on Venus..
Of course we have sent probes to Venus that didn't last long.. It's hard for electronics to work when their overheat temperature is hundreds and hundreds of degrees lower than the surface temperature.
What would happen if the Earth's atmosphere became like Venus?
What happens to a chicken when you bake it at 400 °F?edit on 13-7-2011 by DaMod because: (no reason given)
The population lived in vast cities underground, complete with good air to breathe, and sunshine from an unknown source.