Venus Express Adds Evidence For Atmospheric Water Loss On Earth's Twin

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 13:21 in Astronomy & Space

Observations by the European Space Agency’s Venus Express mission have provided strong new evidence that the solar wind has stripped away significant quantities of water from Earth’s twin planet. The data also shed new light on the transfer of trace gases in the Venusian atmosphere and wind patterns.

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