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Looking Below the Clouds of Venus
June 4, 2012 | NASA

Venus is a fascinating yet horrendously extreme place all at once. Although the surface is hot enough to melt lead due to its runaway greenhouse atmosphere, in many respects it is Earth’s twin.” Quoted from the NASA press release.


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