High-speed impacts may have shaped Venus’ history (IMAGE)

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High-speed impacts may have shaped Venus’ history

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New modeling suggests fast collisions could explain why Earth is habitable while Venus is not.

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Southwest Research Institute/Simone Marchi & Raluca Rufu

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