11 Life in the clouds

“Conditions on Venus that would be favourable for life could exist in the clouds”

Contrary to what the previous facts have strongly suggested, researchers have proposed that life could be found on Venus – just not on the surface. A study by Sanjay Limaye of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center suggested that microbial life could be present in the cloud tops.

Microbial life on Earth has been found at altitudes of 41 kilometres (25 miles), and these researchers have said that conditions on Venus that would be favourable for life could exist in the clouds at altitudes of 48 to 51 kilometres (30 to 32 miles). Here, temperatures would be roughly 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit) and