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... earth ( as does the field of a bar magnet in a vacuum ) . The earth is not surround- ed by a vacuum but by the outer atmosphere of the sun . The sun's corona ( with its extremely high temperature ) is unstable and continually expanding ...
... earth ( as does the field of a bar magnet in a vacuum ) . The earth is not surround- ed by a vacuum but by the outer atmosphere of the sun . The sun's corona ( with its extremely high temperature ) is unstable and continually expanding ...
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... Earth and Moon revolves around the Sun ) by 3 ° 24 ' . It is the planet that comes closest to the Earth , being less than 26,000,000 miles ( 42,000,000 kilometres ) away at inferior conjunction ( when Venus is between the Earth and the ...
... Earth and Moon revolves around the Sun ) by 3 ° 24 ' . It is the planet that comes closest to the Earth , being less than 26,000,000 miles ( 42,000,000 kilometres ) away at inferior conjunction ( when Venus is between the Earth and the ...
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... Earth - like conditions in the atmosphere of Venus are found in the clouds . For example , at 50 kilometres alti- tude above the planet's surface , the pressure is one atmo- sphere and the temperature is 350 K ( 77 ° C ) . Tem ...
... Earth - like conditions in the atmosphere of Venus are found in the clouds . For example , at 50 kilometres alti- tude above the planet's surface , the pressure is one atmo- sphere and the temperature is 350 K ( 77 ° C ) . Tem ...
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