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What did scientists use to find out what Venus looked like below the clouds?
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Has anyone set foot on Venus's?
No. The moon is the only place man has been when leaving earth. Mars is arguably a "more interesting" target for explanation. Venus is shrouded in clouds, and the surface is extremely hot and hostile. Survival there would be problematic if we decided to go there. Current technology would only allow sirvival there for a short time. Those clouds? They're sulfuric acid. Nasty stuff. A link can be found below so you can read about the surface conditions on Venus.
What is Venus' environment?
Venus' environment is very harsh. It is primarily carbon dioxide with a little nitrogen thrown in. There is a runaway greenhouse effect, and the average temperature is actually hotter than Mercury. Above the carbon dioxide layers, there are clouds of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid, contributing to the greenhouse effect. Average temperature is 460 C, or 860 F.
When air high above the earth surface is cooled below the dew point its is likely to form?
Clouds.
What is the population of Venus?
There are no known inhabitants of the planet Venus, human or otherwise. (For the US cities, see the related questions below)
Does venus have an atmospheric jet stream?
Yes, the atmosphere of Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, 96.5% by volume. Most of the remaining 3.5% is nitrogen. Early evidence pointed to the sulfuric acid content in the atmosphere, but we now know that that is a rather minor constituent of the atmosphere. The mass of the Venus atmosphere is about 90 times that of the Earth's atmosphere. 90% of the Earth's atmosphere is within 10 km of the surface, whereas you have to go to 50 km to capture 90% of the atmosphere of Venus. The clouds of Venus may extend from about 50 to 70 km and may be divided into three distinct layers. Below the clouds is a layer of haze down to about 30 km and below that it is clear. Above the clouds there is a high-speed "jet stream" which blows from west to east at about 300-400 km/h. This wind is fastest at the equator and slows toward the poles, often giving a "V" type pattern in the visible cloud cover. At the surface there is almost no prevailing wind, with measured surface wind speeds typically less than 2 m/s.
Can even the most powerful telescopes see through Venus' clouds?
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.
Is the sun above the clouds or below the clouds?
The sun is above the clouds, because when the clouds pass through it covers the sun. So yes the clouds are below the sun.
What is Neptune's atmosphere composed of?
Neptune is surrounded by thick layers of clouds in rapid motion. Winds blow these clouds at speeds up to 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) per hour. The clouds farthest from Neptune's surface consist mainly of frozen methane. Scientists believe that Neptune's darker clouds, which lie below the clouds of methane, are composed of hydrogen sulfide.
What clouds form from cooling from below?
stratus clouds
Can you give an example of a simple sentence using 'below the clouds'?
The small plane flew below the clouds.
Has anyone set foot on Venus's?
No. The moon is the only place man has been when leaving earth. Mars is arguably a "more interesting" target for explanation. Venus is shrouded in clouds, and the surface is extremely hot and hostile. Survival there would be problematic if we decided to go there. Current technology would only allow sirvival there for a short time. Those clouds? They're sulfuric acid. Nasty stuff. A link can be found below so you can read about the surface conditions on Venus.
What is Venus' environment?
Venus' environment is very harsh. It is primarily carbon dioxide with a little nitrogen thrown in. There is a runaway greenhouse effect, and the average temperature is actually hotter than Mercury. Above the carbon dioxide layers, there are clouds of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid, contributing to the greenhouse effect. Average temperature is 460 C, or 860 F.
What are two clouds are classified?
See the link below for details about clouds classification.
Can you show me a Diagram of planet Venus'?
This is how Venus might appear from a position of the view below its lowest clouds. The view is of a giant impact crater that's about 5 miles rim to rim . The surface of Venus never gets any sun because of the thick clouds that cover Venus . Despite lack of sunlight the surface temperatures are an average 750 Fahrenheit ( about the temperature of a self cleaning oven) year round due to a runaway greenhouse effect that went into motion early in Venus' history. Not only is Venus extremely hot, the atmospheric pressure on the surface is 90 times that of earth's about the same as the water pressure at the depth of 3,000 feet in earth's ocean.
What is the mythology behind Venus's?
Click link below, then choose 'Venus' from menu!
The cooling of an air mass from below may cause clouds to form?
Stratus clouds
What two ways clouds are classified?
See the link below for details about clouds classification.
