An Observer Is on the Surface of Venus (Suitably Protected)

question 184

Multiple Choice

An observer is on the surface of Venus (suitably protected) . Looking about, what kind of weather will the observer see?

• A) The air is filled with fog and haze, no matter which direction one looks.
• B) The surface is fogged over, but if a break in this surface layer could be found, one would see that the atmosphere is clear above it. If it were night, the obseerver could see the stars through a break in this surface layer.
• C) If the observer is within about 30 degrees of the equator, the atmosphere will be perfectly clear. North or south of this, the atmosphere will be an unbroken layer of clouds.
• D) Near the surface the air is clear, but looking up the observer will see a solid bank of clouds extending from horizon to horizon.

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