Fraser Cain on Nostr: While the surface of Venus is a hostile pressure cooker, the upper atmosphere is ...

While the surface of Venus is a hostile pressure cooker, the upper atmosphere is relatively hospitable, with reasonable temperatures and pressures. However, there is one significant problem: its clouds are made of sulfuric acid. Researchers tested 20 biogenic amino acids in the same concentration of sulfuric acid found on Venus. They discovered that 19 of these acids remained unreactive in that hostile environment and might even use sulfuric acid as a solvent.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.01441