Venus has dense clouds and thick atmosphere, yet there is no evidence for water on the surface. Why? A) The water has all been taken up in minerals on the surface due to weather long ago because of high chemical weathering rates. B) Water could not survive as liquid water on the surface because it is too hot. C) It is hard to know because the clouds obscure the surface and only a few probes have survived landing. D) The water is bound up as sulfuric acids and other acids in the atmosphere.

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Venus has a surface temperature of about 864 degrees Fahrenheit, which is hot enough to melt lead. Water cannot exist as liquid water on the surface due to these extreme temperatures, and any water that may have existed in the past would have evaporated and been lost to space.

Venus Has Dense Clouds and Thick Atmosphere, Yet There Is