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Could Venus harbour life at 450 degree Celcius? New study springs surprise

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Monica Grady | The Conversation

5 min read Last Updated : Sep 15 2020 | 10:37 AM IST

Earth’s sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature of around 450°C is thought to be hostile to even the hardiest of micro-organisms, and its thick, sulphurous and acidic atmosphere has kept the surface almost completely free from visiting spacecraft.

We have only had the briefest of glimpses of a barren landscape from the two Russian landers that made it down to the ground back in the 1980s. So it’s no wonder that a report published in Nature Astronomy that the upper levels of

Topics : Isro Venus mission NASA ISRO

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