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The Living Force
A group of Russian, European and US scientists has discovered a warm layer in the atmosphere of Venus whose nature is unknown, published by the American magazine Astrobiology on its website.
Scientists have discovered that while working on the temperature map of the upper atmosphere on the night side of the planet, based on data collected by the probe Venus Express.
"The temperatures were measured at heights of 90 and 140 kilometers," said study author Denis Beljajev with the Moscow University of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences. "On the night side of the planet temperatures normally fall from a height, but we observed a peak in the graph of the 90 th to 100 th kilometer. There is an atmosphere of 20 to 40 degrees warmer than we expected. We do not know what is causing the warming, but Venus is the ozone layer at that height, so there could be a connection. "
"We can not exclude the possibility that the phenomenon might be explained by chemical reactions or decomposition of ozone when it comes into contact with chlorine-based substances - these reactions can lead to the release of heat," he said.
Scientists have discovered yet another specialty of the upper atmosphere of Venus: early morning is warmer than the evening, and it should be the other way around. According to Belyaev, the reason is probably the global circulation of the atmosphere.
Scientists have discovered that while working on the temperature map of the upper atmosphere on the night side of the planet, based on data collected by the probe Venus Express.
"The temperatures were measured at heights of 90 and 140 kilometers," said study author Denis Beljajev with the Moscow University of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences. "On the night side of the planet temperatures normally fall from a height, but we observed a peak in the graph of the 90 th to 100 th kilometer. There is an atmosphere of 20 to 40 degrees warmer than we expected. We do not know what is causing the warming, but Venus is the ozone layer at that height, so there could be a connection. "
"We can not exclude the possibility that the phenomenon might be explained by chemical reactions or decomposition of ozone when it comes into contact with chlorine-based substances - these reactions can lead to the release of heat," he said.
Scientists have discovered yet another specialty of the upper atmosphere of Venus: early morning is warmer than the evening, and it should be the other way around. According to Belyaev, the reason is probably the global circulation of the atmosphere.