Explore Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and is Earth's neighbor in the solar system. Venus ...
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The atmosphere of Venus is very hot and thick. If you were on the surface of the planet, the ...
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Would you expect to find ice caps and snow fields on Venus? Not likely! Venus is the hottest ...
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All of the relevant information about Venus collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...
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There are several interesting myths associated with the planet Venus. While Venus was the goddess ...
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A table containing information about the spacecraft that have visited Venus ...
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Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Venus. But beware: you don't want to get caught ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Orographic liftxOrographic lift : Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over geographic relief from a lower elevation. As the air mass rises it expands and cools adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100%, create clouds and precipitation.
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Research Highlights
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget. New research results reported on-line today...
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