Venus and Earth Infographic (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Venus and Earth Infographic (1 of 2)

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Venus and Earth are similar sizes and have similar gravity -- but Venus is bone dry and more than 10 times as hot as our home planet. Recent NASA research describes a key process that removes water from the Venusian atmosphere.

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Credit: NASA/Conceptual Image Lab.

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