Astrobiological Potential of Venus Atmosphere Chemical Anomalies and Other Unexplained Cloud Properties
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| author | Petkowski, Janusz J. Seager, Sara Grinspoon, David H. Bains, William Ranjan, Sukrit Rimmer, Paul B. Buchanan, Weston P. Agrawal, Rachana Mogul, Rakesh Carr, Christopher E. |
| author_facet | Petkowski, Janusz J. Seager, Sara Grinspoon, David H. Bains, William Ranjan, Sukrit Rimmer, Paul B. Buchanan, Weston P. Agrawal, Rachana Mogul, Rakesh Carr, Christopher E. |
| contents | Long-standing unexplained Venus atmosphere observations and chemical anomalies point to unknown chemistry but also leave room for the possibility of life. The unexplained observations include several gases out of thermodynamic equilibrium (e.g. tens of ppm O2, the possible presence of PH3 and NH3, SO2 and H2O vertical abundance profiles), an unknown composition of large, lower cloud particles, and the "unknown absorber(s)". Here we first review relevant properties of the Venus atmosphere and then describe the atmospheric chemical anomalies and how they motivate future astrobiology missions to Venus. |
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| spellingShingle | Astrobiological Potential of Venus Atmosphere Chemical Anomalies and Other Unexplained Cloud Properties Petkowski, Janusz J. Seager, Sara Grinspoon, David H. Bains, William Ranjan, Sukrit Rimmer, Paul B. Buchanan, Weston P. Agrawal, Rachana Mogul, Rakesh Carr, Christopher E. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Long-standing unexplained Venus atmosphere observations and chemical anomalies point to unknown chemistry but also leave room for the possibility of life. The unexplained observations include several gases out of thermodynamic equilibrium (e.g. tens of ppm O2, the possible presence of PH3 and NH3, SO2 and H2O vertical abundance profiles), an unknown composition of large, lower cloud particles, and the "unknown absorber(s)". Here we first review relevant properties of the Venus atmosphere and then describe the atmospheric chemical anomalies and how they motivate future astrobiology missions to Venus. |
| title | Astrobiological Potential of Venus Atmosphere Chemical Anomalies and Other Unexplained Cloud Properties |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04708 |