Venus's internal structure. Computer artwork showing the core (grey),mantle (orange) and crust (light orange-yellow) of Venus. At the centre of Venus is a primarily solid iron core,which underlies a thick mantle made mainly of silicate minerals. On top of this is a very thin crust,which is only around 30 kilometres thick (compared to a maximum of around 70 kilometres for Earth's crust). Venus also has a thick,acidic atmosphere,which traps the heat of the Sun (a runaway green house effect). This makes Venus the hottest planet in the solar system,with surface temperatures reaching over 400 degrees Celsius | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Hardy, David A. |
Bildgröße: | 4500 px × 3924 px |
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