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MESSENGER is on a mission to Mercury, not Venus. But the spacecraft must pass by Venus for a gravity assist en route. In passing, researchers hope to learn a few things about Earth's "evil twin," an Earth-sized world with sulfuric acid clouds, a choking carbon dioxide atmosphere, and a surface hot enough to melt lead.
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Originally posted by zorgon
Good Old NASA I can always count on them for a good yarn
We do not see explosive eruptions on Earth going into space. Why should we see that on Venus?
Originally posted by DJW001
Venus is very hot, but apparently spiritual beings of the fifth density can live there. (Whatever that means.)