The dichotomous climate scenarios for Venus

by | Dec 24, 2024 | | 0 comments

On the left, there is a magma covered Venus at t=0 Myr. Then there is an arrow to the upper path, the "dry Venus" scenario, where the magma ocean takes 100 Myr to dry, and H2O evaporates from the surface. In the lower path, the magma ocean takes 4 Myr to dry, showing the "temperate and wet Venus" where liquid water remains. the last image at the end of both paths is a Venus in its current state, with the dry path leaving behind an H-poor interior and the wet path leaving behind and H-rich interior.

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