An objective analysis dataset of the Venus atmosphere, ALERA-V version 1.0, has been released. This objective analysis provides the best estimate of the state of the Venus atmosphere produced by […]
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Seasonal Insolation Variability On Early Venus: Implications For Energy Budget
Venus and Earth are similar in bulk properties yet followed dramatically different climatic trajectories.
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A Panspermia Origin For Venus Cloud Life
Decades of study have hinted at the astrobiological potential of Venus’s cloud layers. This potential is often cast as stemming from the idea that the Venusian surface was clement in […]
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Venus’ Atmosphere Jumps And Waves
The mysterious origin of an impressive cloud disturbance on Venus has now been revealed by a team including the University of Tokyo. Researchers used numerical models to show that an […]
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Modeling Volcanic Plume Heights Across Exoplanet Atmospheres: Insights from TRAPPIST-1
Explosive volcanic eruptions play a fundamental role in the evolution and observability of rocky exoplanets, serving as a key mechanism for injecting volatiles into planetary atmospheres and potentially modifying their […]
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Astrochemical Inheritance of Terrestrial Planets Water from Local Wet Silicates
The delivery of water to the inner Solar System rocky planets, including Earth, remains debated, as standard models assume that they formed from dry grains, inside the snowline of the […]
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Equifinality Of Venus-like CO2 Atmospheres
While Earth locks much of its carbon in its crust as carbonates, Venus retains a comparable carbon inventory almost entirely in its atmosphere as CO2.
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Cosmic Dust Identified As The Source Of Venus’ Enigmatic Lower Haze
Venus, often called Earth’s twin, is in fact a planet of extremes. Beneath its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere lie crushing surface temperatures and dense clouds of sulfuric acid. While the […]
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Homogeneous Accretion Of The Earth In The Inner Solar System
Meteorites are classified as either non-carbonaceous- (NC) or carbonaceous (CC), representing bodies that likely formed in the inner- or outer solar system, respectively. Despite its location in the inner solar […]
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Habitability Study of Terrestrial Planets: Application to Venus-like Worlds
The study of planetary habitability beyond Earth remains a central and challenging project in planetary science. Analysis of large volumes of planetary data from space missions such as CoRoT, Kepler, […]