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Venus: Known for its thick, toxic atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds, Venus is the hottest planet, even though it’s not the closest to the Sun.
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Although the surface of Venus is too hostile for life as we know it, some scientists speculate that microbial life could exist in the upper atmosphere, where temperatures and pressures are more Earth-like. In 2020, scientists reported the detection of phosphine, a potential biosignature, in the atmosphere of Venus, but this finding is still under debate.
Venus’s “Super-rotation” Phenomenon:
Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than its surface, a unique phenomenon known as super-rotation. The planet’s thick atmosphere completes a full rotation around the planet in just about 4 Earth days, while Venus itself takes 243 Earth days to complete one rotation. This means that winds in Venus’s upper atmosphere can travel at speeds of up to 360 kilometers per hour (224 miles per hour), much faster than the planet's surface is rotating.
Scientists are still investigating the exact reasons behind this extreme super-rotation, but it is one of the most unusual atmospheric behaviors in the Solar System. The combination of the slow surface rotation and fast atmospheric winds creates bizarre weather patterns that are quite unlike anything on Earth.
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