Many consider Venus to be Earth’s twin sister, but it is nothing like our home. I wonder what would happen to us if we spent five seconds on this infernal planet?
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and our closest neighbour. Its smallest distance from Earth is only 40 million kilometers. After just four months of space travel, we were finally able to see this beautiful and deadly planet up close.
Four and a half billion years ago, Venus and Earth formed in the same corner of our solar system. This space rock is roughly the size of Earth and has a similar gravity. Unlike our home, surface conditions on Venus are extremely harsh.
The longest (and last) 5 seconds of our lives
We know this because we sent tentacles into this scorching world. Some orbited around it, some flew close to it, and some landed on the surface of Venus. They do not remain effective for long. But what happened to them? the what if This is clear from his report.
The clouds on the planet are beautiful, but it is not recommended to breathe them, because these yellow lines in the sky are clouds of sulfuric acid. If we wanted to smell it, we would smell scrambled eggs. However, it is not recommended to remove the helmet.
Visibility is poor at an altitude of 50 kilometers above the ground. An incredibly thick atmosphere composed largely of carbon dioxide would cover the planet’s tens of thousands of volcanoes. Because the atmosphere is so thick, the planet has a greenhouse effect, which it does Pleasantly warm Stays amazingly hot.
After another 15 kilometers of descent, the fog will begin to lift, revealing the world below. The rust-colored surface is covered with mountains and volcanoes.
The situation is no better after landing
The spacecraft’s descent will stir up clouds of dust that may take minutes to settle in the humid atmosphere. Once the dust settles, we can look up at the sky, but we won’t find the sun even if we are much closer to it than we are on Earth.
It always looks like dawn on Venus, no matter the time of day. This is because Venus’ atmosphere only allows about 10% of the sunlight falling on it to reach the surface.
We can finally step out of the spaceship and see the surface with our own eyes. What did we say about the space probe that landed on Venus earlier?
The Soviet spacecraft, Venera 13, made a fateful landing in 1981. It survived the landing and lasted 127 minutes in hellish conditions. This is longer than any other spacecraft has lasted on the surface of Venus. However, Venera 13 also surrendered. It may have been crushed under extreme pressure or melted.
Suppose we successfully land on Venus and exit the spaceship. We can barely raise our hands. Although Venus’s gravity is roughly the same as Earth’s, the sheer weight of the air in the atmosphere would make it difficult for us to move. It will be like walking on water. In very hot water.
Looking at the thermometer, they will also thank the protective equipment. Because the temperature outside is 475 degrees Celsius. This is hot enough to melt lead. Maybe our clothes are working hard to keep us alive. Without it, we will collapse under the pressure before we can even look around.
However, our adventure will continue almost as far, and our protective clothing will no longer be in service. A drastic change in pressure will instantly make us feel as if we are deep in water. Venus’s atmospheric pressure is 90 times that of Earth, and it would crush us from all directions.
If this isn’t a big enough problem for us to inhale, it will burn us from the inside. Unless we can jump very quickly to the safety of a spaceship, we will die within seconds.
But it could be worse. At least we would avoid sulfurous acid rain, because in this unbearably hot environment, the toxic rain would not reach the surface because it would have evaporated long before then. It’s a relief that at least we don’t have to worry about the acid dissolving our skin and bones. That would be absolutely unpleasant.
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