What is the atmosphere like on Venus?
The atmosphere is very thick. On the surface, the pressure is very high about 90 times Earth’s! This would be like being at the bottom of our oceans! The light from the sun is also filtered by the thick atmosphere it would look very murky. Venus is a NASTY place! It has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide (96%), nitrogen (4%), and traces of various things including sulfuric acid! The acid seems to be mostly in the atmosphere, although it may sometimes rain. Could people ever live on Venus? The U.S. and Russia have both sent spacecraft to land on Venus. They have to take measurements quickly before the spacecraft fall apart! The climate is so bad that the equipment fails after a while eaten by acid or crushed by the atmosphere. So I don’t think that people will go there any time soon. Does Venus have any moons? No, Venus doesn’t have any moons. Why is sulfuric acid in Venus’s clouds? I think the sulfuric acid in Venus’s clouds comes from volcanoes. Sulfuric gases are given off by volcanoes
