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New isotope molecule may add to Venus' greenhouse effectContact: Håkan Svedhem
Hakan.Svedhem@esa.int
31-715-653-370
European Space Agency
New isotope molecule may add to Venus' greenhouse effect
| Quote: | Planetary scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have tracked down a rare molecule in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus. The molecule, an exotic form of carbon dioxide, could affect the way the greenhouse mechanism works on Venus.
The discovery is being announced today at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences in Orlando, Florida. Its presence could affect the way the greenhouse mechanism works on Venus. The mystery began back in April 2006, soon after ESA’s Venus Express arrived at the second planet in the Solar System.
A European team including members from France, Belgium and Russia lead by Jean-Loup Bertaux, Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France and Ann-Carine Vandaele, Institut d'Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique, were using their Infrared Atmospheric Spectrometer (SOIR) instrument to measure solar occultations. |
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-10/esa-nim101007.php
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Are there photos of greenhouses on Venus?!
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| Baywax wrote: | | Are there photos of greenhouses on Venus?! |
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