Artist's concept of lightning in Venus clouds
Lightning has been observed in Venus clouds, however it is not known if lightning strikes the surface as well. If it did, it would be one more infernal element in a nightmare world. Any rain associated with such a storm would likely be in the form of sulfuric acid, and that would evaporate long before it reached the ground, as the surface of Venus is far hotter and dryer than any earthly desert
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11106011
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48413186
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4920px x 3690px
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© Stocktrek Images / Mary Evans
Source
Walter Myers/Stocktrek Images
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