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Stevie;
This a grade six student asking about an imaginary alien. Can you give them some advice on how an alien might survive high air pressure (strong metal?) and the heat =- super powered coolant - just something a little believable based on our experience with people, animlas, insects, cars ect, here on Earth.
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how would a creature living on Venus withstand the high air
pressure?
Answer -
Fuller.
It probably would not be able to. And IF it could, it wouldn't be able to withstand the 1000 degree heat!
Steve
Kind of a difficult question to answer.
Perhaps a spacecraft built of something like Titanium, a light weight but sturdy metal.
As far as the heat, it is hot enough to melt LEAD on Venus. With a temperature of 1000 degrees, our unmaned spacecraft that landed there only lasted about an hour.
Steve
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Steven LJ Russo
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As a space science educator in a planetarium, my work centers around teaching people about the night sky and the solar system. I have a strong background in those areas, plus the history of NASA and spaceflight, and meteorology.
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Experience in the area. I have been an amateur astronomer for 47 years, and have been teachng space science in planetariums for 34 years. For 15 years I was a radio and television meteorologist, and for the past 20 years I have been a space science writer for two newspapers in New York State. I am a member of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society and the International Planetarium Society. I have had a number of articles published in several astronomy journals, including "The Constellation" and the "Planetarian". Education/Credentials. I hold a B. S. from Wagner College and an M. S. from State University of New York at Oswego. Awards and Honors. I have been awarded the "Fellows" award from the International Planetarium Society for more than 20 years of continuous service in the planetarium field.
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