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Venus springs ozone layer surprise
BBC ^ | October 7, 2011 | Jennifer Carpenter

Posted on 10/07/2011 2:25:22 PM PDT by decimon

Scientists have discovered that Venus has an ozone layer.

The thin layer, which is hundred of times less dense than the Earth's, was discovered by the European Space Agency's Venus Express craft, researchers report in the journal Icarus.

Until now, ozone layers have only been detected in the atmospheres of Earth and Mars.

The find could help astronomers refine their hunt for life on other planets.

The European spacecraft spied the ozone layer when focusing on stars through Venus' atmosphere.

The distant stars appeared fainter than expected, because the ozone layer absorbed some of their ultraviolet light.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; velikovsky; venus

1 posted on 10/07/2011 2:25:27 PM PDT by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

O Venus ping.


2 posted on 10/07/2011 2:26:17 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon
o venus I am
surprised by thy ozone layers
3 posted on 10/07/2011 2:27:39 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
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To: decimon

Danged Amish.


4 posted on 10/07/2011 2:41:29 PM PDT by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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To: the invisib1e hand

It’s probably some of ours. Call AlGore.


5 posted on 10/07/2011 3:01:47 PM PDT by donhunt (Certified and proud "Son of a Bitch".)
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To: decimon

News Flash!! EPA bans all travel to Venus!


6 posted on 10/07/2011 4:31:08 PM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: decimon; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...

Thanks decimon.




7 posted on 10/07/2011 5:46:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Well, it is burnin’ like a silver flame.


8 posted on 10/07/2011 5:47:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: decimon

Caused by the Soviet landers.


9 posted on 10/07/2011 5:55:24 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
The thin layer, which is hundred of times less dense than the Earth's,

That is due to all of the SUV's they drive on Venus. Which is also the reason that the atmosphere is ~97% Carbon Dioxide.

Oh by the way here is Earth's atmosphere.(dry)

Evidently, the CO2 here on earth is more deadly pound for pound than on Venus. Water vapor is not a threat even though it is present at 10 times the portion of CO2.

Not included in above dry atmosphere:
Water vapor (H2O) ~0.40% over full atmosphere, typically 1%-4% at surface

10 posted on 10/07/2011 6:38:53 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC

LOL!

Good charts.

Nice to hear from you again AndrewC.


11 posted on 10/08/2011 2:17:49 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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