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It would be incredible if we could pull this off, but the probe would still be floating in an 85% sulfuric acid concentration. Since H2SO4 is highly reactive wi
by ericbarrett 6y ago
It would be incredible if we could pull this off, but the probe would still be floating in an 85% sulfuric acid concentration. Since H2SO4 is highly reactive with most metals, as well as an oxidizer, it’s an enormous challenge.
- gene-h 6y agoThe sulfuric acid on Venus is not that concentrated in the air. The clouds on Venus are much thinner than you would think and the thickest ones are believed to be similar to cirrus clouds on earth. Not to mention, we've already sent balloon probes to Venus[0]. The limiting factor was battery life. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program#Balloon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_program#Balloon