If Venus Once Had an Ocean, Where Did It Go

question 32

Multiple Choice

If Venus once had an ocean, where did it go?

• A)It exists as abundant water vapor in the planet's atmosphere.
• B)It was lost to space, stripped away by the solar wind.
• C)The water broke into hydrogen, which escaped to space, and oxygen, which became trappedin the planet's surface rocks.
• D)It exists trapped in the crust but below the surface.
• E)It is found in the cooler polar regions, like at the Moon and Mercury.

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