Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to re: Not unlikely, but Venus may NEVER have had liquid water.

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Your scenario isn't really valid. What happens is that individual molecules achieve escape velocity and fly off into interplanetary space. A few may make a ballistic return, but they have plenty of excess energy and dissipate quite effectively - look at the Enceladus H2O emissions. They may be contributing to icy rings, but they aren't returning to source, much...

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