Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system, has not enjoyed as much recent attention as Mars, as far as space missions are concerned. With surface temperatures of above 460° Celsius that can melt even a metal like lead, and a heavy atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the planet was considered hostile to life.
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Unknown titleational collaborations can help probe the dense atmosphere of Earth’s neighbour Share Article 2 PRINT A A A International collaborations can help probe the dense atmosphere of Earth’s neighbour <span>Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system, has not enjoyed as much recent attention as Mars, as far as space missions are concerned. With surface temperatures of above 460° Celsius that can melt even a metal like lead, and a heavy atmosphere of carbon dioxide, the planet was considered hostile to life. This despite its being similar in size to the Earth and rocky, so much so that it is often called the Earth’s “sister planet”. There was some excitement when the European Space Agency’s Summary
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