What is Atmosphere of Venus?
[[File:Venuspioneeruv.jpg|thumb|right|Venus's atmosphere]] The '''atmosphere of Venus''' is the layer of [[Gas|gases]] that surrounds [[Venus]]. It is mainly composed of [[carbon dioxide]]. Its atmosphere is denser and hotter than the [[atmosphere of Earth]]. The temperature at the surface is 740 K (467 °C, 872 °F). The [[pressure]] is 93 bar (9.3 MPa).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Basilevsky|first1=Alexander T|last2=Head|first2=James W|date=2003-10-01|title=The surface of Venus|url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0034-4885/66/10/R04|journal=Reports on Progress in Physics|volume=66|issue=10|pages=1699–1734|doi=10.1088/0034-4885/66/10/R04|bibcode=2003RPPh...66.1699B|s2cid=250815558 |issn=0034-4885}}</ref> It is composed of [[carbon dioxide]] (96.5 %), [[nitrogen]] (3.5 %), [[sulfur dioxide]] (150 [[Parts per million|ppm]]), [[argon]] (70 ppm), [[water vapor]] (20 ppm), [[carbon monoxide]] (17 ppm), [[helium]] (12 ppm), [[hydrogen chloride]] (0.1–0.6 ppm) and [[hydrogen fluoride]] (0.001–0.005 ppm). == References == {{reflist}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Atmosphere]] [[Category:Venus]]