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Optical telescopes can't penetrate the clouds of Venus, but data have been

collected from the surface and from the atmosphere below the clouds with

radar, radio telescopes, and landing spacecraft.

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Which surface would be easier to see Venus or Mars?

From Earth, Mars. We can see the surface with telescopes, because there are no clouds to obstruct our view. However, Venus is a desolate wasteland where the green house effect went wild, and now there are sulfur clouds and rain, and we cannot see the surface.


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What planet has to look in telescopes?

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What is Venus coverd by?

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Which planet has thick clouds?

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How much does Venus's clouds reflect?

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What kind of clouds does Venus have?

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Why is Venus hotter than Mercury every through it is the farther away from the Sun?

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How do Venus' clouds make Venus look brighter?

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How did clouds appear on Venus?

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