Venus probe to study atmosphere
Posted: Wednesday, June 7th, 2006 by damnHippyTags: Climate Change, Science, Technology
USA Today has an article about the European space probe that recently inserted itself into orbit around Venus. This probe is there to study one thing, the atmosphere of our sister planet. Last week I wrote about the greenhouse effect in Global Warming: 101. In that post I described the importance of the greenhouse effect in our lives. I used Venus, Mars, and the Earth and our Moon as an example of the power of this natural phenomenon. This article takes that post further…
"It may be our best clue to understanding what rising levels of carbon dioxide can do to our atmosphere. We can't create a spare Earth to experiment upon. But we can look to our twin for clues to what we could be someday. [USA Today]"
European mission pries Venus from her cloudy shell » [USA Today]
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