Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water.

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David F Mayer — 2/27/2009 12:02:27 AM (archived)

We just don't know enough yet to say. Solar intensity at the distance of Venus' orbit is about twice that at the distance of the Earth's orbit. That may have doomed Venus from the start.

David F Mayer

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Migrating planets in the solar system - Raoul - 2/26/2009 7:39:14 AM
- re: Migrating planets in the solar system - Marcia - 3/2/2009 3:34:40 AM
- Venus might've lasted longer than that - Adam - 2/26/2009 10:04:26 PM
  - Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water. - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 12:02:27 AM
    - re: Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water. - Mr Fibuli - 2/27/2009 4:33:53 AM
      - Look at what happends to water that is boiled of comets - REB - 2/27/2009 5:48:40 PM
      - Not a chance. It would be blown out of the Solar System by the Solar Wind (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/27/2009 5:13:23 PM
      - Boiled off - nick hoffman - 2/27/2009 10:58:59 AM
        
        re: Boiled off - gbaikie - 2/27/2009 10:51:59 PM
        
        Did the news pass you by? - Adam - 2/28/2009 4:55:54 AM
        
        re: Did the news pass you by? - gbaikie - 2/28/2009 8:29:23 AM
        
        UV light - Adam - 3/1/2009 2:23:52 AM
        
        re: UV light - gbaikie - 3/1/2009 2:22:05 PM
        
        So does this mean... - Socrates II - 2/27/2009 3:55:02 PM

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