The highest temperature in the Venusian atmosphere occurs (see Figure 6-46,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.) :
A) in the clear atmospheric layers below the cloud level, at an altitude of about 30 km.
B) at the planet's surface.
C) at the height of the thickest clouds, 48-52 km, where infrared absorption is highest.
D) at the cloud tops, which are heated by sunlight.
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