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Robert Lea

Wispy ice clouds may form above Venus' hellish surface

(Main) A computer-simulated view of Venus based on Magellan spacecraft data. (Inset) The hellish surface of the planet as seen by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s.

Ice "clouds" may form briefly in Venus' hellish atmosphere, satellite images and computer models suggest.

In a study published late last year in the journal Advancing Earth and Space Sciences, researchers found that both water and carbon dioxide could condense into ice particles high in the Venusian atmosphere. These ice particles, in turn, could help the scorching world hang on to its water.

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