What happened to Venus' original water?
A) it froze out on the permenant night side
B) it condensed to form oceans
C) it was destryoed by solar ultraviolet radiation
D) it is still in the atmosphere
E) it left due to low gravity, high temperature

Hi again,

The answer is:

C) it was destryoed by solar ultraviolet radiation

History: water destroyed by UV
http://www.physics.utoledo.edu/~lsa/_a1010/mod16.htm

Venus probably once had large amounts of water like Earth but it all
boiled away. Venus is now quite dry. Earth would have suffered the
same fate had it been just a little closer to the Sun.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/venus.html


Search strategy: searched the University of Toledo site again.


Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga