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Was Venus also habitable at some point?

• hutzlibu 4y ago
  Yes, but they couldn't stop using fosil fuels and their climate change, so this is the result. (More serious, I think there was a brief period where conditions were more favorable on Venus, but afaik that is more in the realm of speculation)
• mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y ago
  Venus is much, much less studied than Mars. Partially because of the thick athmosphere making it hard to "look at", and mostly because equipment landed on Venus(mostly by the Soviets from the 60s through the 80s) has quickly deteriorated and lost contact due to the extremely acidic environment. But it does seem like recent research suggests Venus may have had a liquid ocean of water about 3bn years ago before a runaway greenhouse effect occured, making it too hot. Edit: Did some reading on it, and turns out the USSR did Venus landers well into the 80s, not just the 60s. Corrected that.
  • prox 4y ago
    Interesting. Venus research could use a bump. I did read ideas on HN talking about floating balloon probes. The density of its atmosphere allows for some interesting techniques to try out.
  • pvaldes 4y ago
    Maybe we should cover the outer surface of the ships in a carbonate calcium crust or marine shells so they last a little more and see if something comes dinner. Our gut is extremely acidic but there are still some adapted organisms able to live inside.