Venus And Venus, The Second Planet From The Sun

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Venus, Earth, and Mars have very different greenhouse effects. Venus, being the second planet from the sun, is naturally going to be warmer due to its increased bombardment of solar energy. The temperature on Venus averages about 460 C, but this insane temperature is not due solely to the sun 's energy, it is also due to the fact that Venus has an atmosphere that is near 100x more dense than Earth 's, stopping the Sun 's heat from ever escaping. Venus 's atmosphere also happens to be composed of about 95% of carbon dioxide, a well know greenhouse gas, and when coupled with an extremely dense atmosphere creates perpetual acid cloud coverage. Venus 's location in the solar system, its perpetual cloud coverage, and dense atmosphere made of CO2 …show more content…

Its atmosphere is 100x less dense than earths allowing the outgoing heat to slip through easily. Although Mars ' atmosphere is also composed of about 95% CO2 the atmosphere is too sparse to have any marginal effect. Mars also happens to be the 4th planet in the solar system and experiences less solar energy from the sun than Venus and Earth. All these properties culminate into temperatures of about -60 C.

Earth is essentially the middle man in this comparison. The atmosphere is not too dense and not too sparse and not composed of an overwhelming amount of greenhouse gases. The sun does not give Earth too much energy nor does it give too little. This allows a comfortable temperature for life to develop, what astronomers regard as a "Goldilocks planet".

Greenhouse gases contribute to a planet 's temperature based mainly on the density of its atmosphere. Both Venus and Mars have atmospheres that consist mainly of greenhouse gases, but they have very polarized temperatures. The key difference is that Venus has an atmosphere that is 1000x more dense than Mars, which leads to Venus being insanely hot and Mars being a bit chilly.

In short, it does not make sense to take CO2 out of the ground and put it in the atmosphere, in the context of Earth. Our atmosphere is just right to the point that it is susceptible to fluctuations in greenhouse

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