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It rains sulfuric acid on Venus, but the surface is so hot—hot enough to liquify lead—that this rain evaporates before it even hits the ground. But the cloud layer is oddly temperate. This is where Rocket Lab's "Venus Life Finder" mission, launching next Summer, will search for organic chemistry.

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Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life.

Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life.

1st private mission to Venus will search for alien life in clouds of sulfuric acid