{"id":434532,"date":"2022-04-20T13:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/planets-atmosphere-explains-the-gravity-of-the-situation\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:25:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:25:47","slug":"planets-atmosphere-explains-the-gravity-of-the-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/planets-atmosphere-explains-the-gravity-of-the-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Planet&#8217;s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea468364a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea468364a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/planets-atmosphere-explains-the-gravity-of-the-situation\/#%E2%80%9CPlanets_atmosphere_explains_the_gravity_of_the_situation%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Planet&#8217;s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPlanets_atmosphere_explains_the_gravity_of_the_situation%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Planet&#8217;s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Sequence of images from Solar Dynamic Observatory in 171 wavelength of the Venus transit, merged together to show the path of Venus across the sun. Credit: NASA\/SDO\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow.jpg\" alt=\"Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip\" title=\"Sequence of images from Solar Dynamic Observatory in 171 wavelength of the Venus transit, merged together to show the path of Venus across the sun. Credit: NASA\/SDO\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Sequence of images from Solar Dynamic Observatory in 171 wavelength of the Venus transit, merged together to show the path of Venus across the sun. Credit: NASA\/SDO<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth&#8217;s sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon always faces Earth.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>The gravity of a large object in space can keep a smaller object from spinning, a phenomenon called tidal locking. Because it prevents this locking, a UC Riverside scientist argues the atmosphere needs to be a more prominent factor in studies of Venus as well as other planets.<\/p>\n<p>These arguments, as well as de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ions of Venus as a partially tidally locked planet, were published today in a <i>Nature Astronomy<\/i> article. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think of the atmosphere as a thin, almost separate layer on top of a planet that has minimal interaction with the solid planet,&#8221; said Stephen Kane, UCR astrophysicist and lead paper author. &#8220;Venus&#8217; powerful atmosphere teaches us that it&#8217;s a much more integrated part of the planet that affects absolutely everything, even how fast the planet rotates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate one time, but its atmosphere circulates the planet every four days. Extremely fast winds cause the atmosphere to drag along the surface of the planet as it circulates, slowing its rotation while also loosening the grip of the sun&#8217;s gravity.  <\/p>\n<p>Slow rotation in turn has dramatic consequences for the sweltering Venusian climate, with average temperatures of up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit\u2014hot enough to melt lead. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s incredibly alien, a wildly different experience than being on Earth,&#8221; Kane said. &#8220;Standing on the surface of Venus would be like standing at the bottom of a very hot ocean. You couldn&#8217;t breathe on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One reason for the heat is that nearly all of the sun&#8217;s energy absorbed by the planet is soaked up by Venus&#8217; atmosphere, never reaching the surface. This means that a rover with solar panels like the one NASA sent to Mars wouldn&#8217;t work. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Bright Venus seen near the crescent moon. Credit: NASA\/Bill Dunford\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/why-venus-rotates-slow-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip\" title=\"Bright Venus seen near the crescent moon. Credit: NASA\/Bill Dunford\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Bright Venus seen near the crescent moon. Credit: NASA\/Bill Dunford<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Venusian atmosphere also blocks the sun&#8217;s energy from leaving the planet, preventing cooling or liquid water on its surface, a state known as a runaway greenhouse effect. <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether being partially tidally locked contributes to this runaway greenhouse state, a condition which ultimately renders a planet uninhabitable by life as we know it. <\/p>\n<p>Not only is it important to gain clarity on this question to understand Venus, it is important for studying the exoplanets likely to be targeted for future NASA missions. <\/p>\n<p>Most of the planets likely to be observed with the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope are very close to their stars, even closer than Venus is to the sun. Therefore, they&#8217;re also likely to be tidally locked. <\/p>\n<p>Since humans may never be able to visit exoplanets in person, making sure computer models account for the effects of tidal locking is critical. &#8220;Venus is our opportunity to get these models correct, so we can properly understand the surface environments of planets around other stars,&#8221; Kane said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We aren&#8217;t doing a good job of considering this right now. We&#8217;re mostly using Earth-type models to interpret the properties of exoplanets. Venus is waving both arms around saying, &#8216;look over here!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaining clarity about the factors that contributed to a runaway greenhouse state on Venus, Earth&#8217;s closest planetary neighbor, can also help improve models of what could one day happen to Earth&#8217;s climate. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, my motivation in studying Venus is to better understand the Earth,&#8221; Kane said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            How the Webb telescope could ultimately help protect Earth\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Atmospheric Dynamics of a Near Tidally Locked Earth-Size Planet, <i>Nature Astronomy<\/i> (2022). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41550-022-01626-x\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41550-022-01626-x<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of California &#8211; Riverside<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ucr.edu\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun&#8217;s powerful grip: Planet&#8217;s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation (2022, April 20)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 20 April 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-04-venus-rotates-slowly-sun-powerful.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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