+- Scivillage.com Casual Discussion Science Forum (https://www.scivillage.com)
+-- Forum: Science (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-61.html)
+--- Forum: Meteorology & Climatology (https://www.scivillage.com/forum-72.html)
+--- Thread: Yes, there really could be life in the cloud tops of Venus (/thread-8765.html)
Yes, there really could be life in the cloud tops of Venus - C C - Jul 7, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/06/yes-there-really-could-be-life-in-the-cloud-tops-of-venus/#2754a6695ead
EXCERPT: . . . At 60 kilometers (36 miles) in altitude, temperatures and atmospheric pressures are similar to Earth's. The right ingredients for life, including carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen-rich molecules, are all abundant. Ultraviolet photos of Venus display "dark patches," which Harold Morowitz and Carl Sagan suggested could indicate microorganisms. A zeppelin filled with breathable air would "float" at this altitude, making investigative missions feasible. Above the cloud-tops, Venus has been called a "paradise planet." NASA has proposed a mission devoted to human settlements there, HAVOC: the High Altitude Venus Operational Concept. For life beyond Earth, the heavens of hell-planet Venus might, quite surprisingly, be "just right." (MORE - details)