Venus-like exoplanet

A Venus-like exoplanet, Venus analog or exo-Venus is an exoplanet like the planet Venus in that it is a rocky planet that is close enough to its star to have a runaway greenhouse effect with a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.[1] More than 300 exo-Venus candidates have been identified in the Venus zone - the region around a star where a planet would have a runaway greenhouse effect.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kane, Stephen R.; Kopparapu, Ravi Kumar; Domagal-Goldman, Shawn D. (2014). "On the Frequency of Potential Venus Analogs from Kepler Data". The Astrophysical Journal. 794 (1): L5. arXiv:1409.2886. Bibcode:2014ApJ...794L...5K. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/794/1/L5. S2CID 119178082.
  2. ↑ The future of studying exoVenuses looks bright, Laurence Tognetti, Universe Today, 28 Mar 2025
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