The surface of the hell of Venus, with crushing pressure, 450 ° C (842 degrees Fahrenheit), and toxic atmosphere. But about 31 miles (50 km), temperatures decrease to 30-70 ° C more housing (86-158 ° F). Researchers suggest that extremist microbes, such as those in the deepest surroundings of the Earth, can stay there – may explain mysterious gases.
“Our latest data has found more evidence on ammonia on Venus, with the possibility of being in the right parts of the planet’s clouds,” He said Jin Graves, an astronomer at Cardiff University.
“There are no known chemical processes to produce ammonia or phosphine, so the only way to know what is responsible for them is to go there.”
The task, VERVE (Venus Explorer for Ampors in the environment), will ride through the ESA in 2031. The small cubes probe will be separated to study the Joe Venus, and the phosphine maps, ammonia, and other gases that can be gminent in life.
The phosphine mystery began in 2020, when scientists first discovered – but subsequent studies were unable to confirm this. After that, the JCMT -Venus project found that the gas only appears at night, as it is destroyed by sunlight.
The levels also fluctuate, deepening the mystery. Last year, the researchers also reported the ammonia in the clouds of Venus, which is another potential vital expansion.
While the skeptics argue that non -biological processes can produce these gases, no known Venus chemistry is explained. One researcher jokingly said: “If it is not life, we have a lot of new physics to find out.”
Verve finally hopes to answer whether Venus’ Clouds Harbour Life – or if gases have a strange and unknown origin. Either way, the task can rewrite our understanding of the potential of life in the universe.
