Planetary process

The Greenhouse Effect

The warming of a planet's surface by an atmosphere that lets sunlight in but traps the outgoing heat. Modest and life-enabling on Earth, it is extreme on Venus, whose thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere makes it the hottest planet in the Solar System.

Venus
Earth
Climate Evolution

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Associated withVenus
Associated withEarth
Associated withClimate Evolution
Associated withEquilibrium Temperature

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The Greenhouse Effect

Worlds, layers & processes

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The Greenhouse Effect

Worlds, layers & processes

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