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June 21, 2016

"Electric Wind" Can Strip Earth-Like Planets of Oceans and Atmospheres
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2016
Venus has an "electric wind" strong enough to remove the components of water from its upper atmosphere, which may have played a significant role in stripping Earth's twin planet of its oceans, according to new results from the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission by NASA-funded researchers. "It's amazing, shocking," said Glyn Collinson, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. "We never dreamt an electric wind could be so powerful that it can suck oxygen rig ... read more

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