Venus is farther away from the Sun than Mercury, but it&#39;s surface is 100 degrees hotter - how is this possible?! Does Venus have an atmosphere and if so, wouldn&#39;t have help it be cooler, not hotter? And what extreme condition on Venus&#39; surface could kill you faster than the hot temperatures? It&#39;s never too late to learn about the world around you.

This is part of the Our Deadly Solar System unit.

Resources from this episode:
<a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">NASA Solar System: Venus</a>
<a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2524/newly-processed-views-of-venus-from-mariner-10/?category=planets_venus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Newly processed views of Venus from Mariner 10</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1050US1053&sxsrf=AB5stBhMaQMvBF6-HXRXZ-h28_pe32BpQw:1690859339270&q=venera+images&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq3KDyvbqAAxXsMjQIHTyYBn8Q0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1440&bih=751&dpr=1#imgrc=1PXOGBj1x1HESM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Google Image Search: Venera images</a>



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