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Venus has long been called Earth's twin, because our sizes are so similar. But as we learned in the early 60s, on our surface we couldn't be more different. This wasn't always the case though. It's thought that up until about 500 million years ago, our planets were very similar, in fact Venus may have supported life. So what happened?

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/55-years-ago-mariner-2-first-to-venus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_in_fiction

https://www.sciencealert.com/co2-is-only-a-tiny-part-of-our-atmosphere-but-it-has-a-huge-influence-here-s-why

https://www.aeronomie.be/en/encyclopedia/venus-backwards-rotation-and-orbital-period

The Mike Way and Anthony Del Genio study: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.05704

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/model-suggests-toxic-transformation-on-venus/

https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/venus

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/astronomy/chapter/the-geology-of-venus/

https://astronomy.com/news/2021/07/turns-out-venus-almost-has-tectonic-plates

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/02/25/carbon-dioxide-cause-global-warming/

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3105/earths-magnetosphere-protecting-our-planet-from-harmful-space-energy/

https://aasnova.org/2019/07/08/how-venus-reacts-when-the-sun-strikes/

https://www.universetoday.com/138021/earth-venus-size-doesnt-venus-magnetosphere-maybe-didnt-get-smashed-hard-enough/