P3_2 Can it Ever Rain on Venus?

Authors

  • Pok Fong University of Leicester
  • Mikey Hawkins University of Leicester
  • Lilli Helps University of Leicester
  • Emily Lear University of Leicester
  • Jacob James Ishmael Selby University of Leicester

Abstract

Venus is well known to be an extremely hot planet where rain does not fall. We investigated whether there were regions where liquid water could form in Venus’ atmosphere, which was found to be between 40 km and 60 km. We then calculated how long it would take a raindrop to fall from this region, by finding its terminal velocity. It was found that it would take at least 3.4 hrs for rain to fall, enough time for any raindrop to reach boiling point.

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Published

12/30/2019

How to Cite

Fong, P., Hawkins, M., Helps, L., Lear, E., & Selby, J. J. I. (2019). P3_2 Can it Ever Rain on Venus?. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3335

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019)

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Articles