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What kind of atmosphere does Mercury have?
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Surface pressure: trace
Composition: 31.7% Potassium 24.9% Sodium 9.5% Atomic Oxygen 7.0% Argon 5.9% Helium 5.6% Molecular Oxygen 5.2% Nitrogen 3.6% Carbon dioxide 3.4% Water 3.2% Hydrogen |
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What kind of atmosphere does Venus have?
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Surface pressure: 9.3 MPa
Composition: ~96.5% Carbon dioxide ~3.5% Nitrogen .015% Sulphur dioxide .007% Argon .002% Water vapor .0017% Carbon monoxide .0012% Helium .0007% Neon trace Carbonyl sulfide trace Hydrogen chloride trace Hydrogen fluoride |
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What kind of atmosphere does Earth have?
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Surface pressure: 101.3 kPa (MSL)
Composition: 78.08% N2 20.95% O2 0.93% Argon 0.038% Carbon dioxide Trace water vapor (varies with climate) |
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What kind of atmosphere does Mars have?
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Surface pressure: 0.7–0.9 kPa
Composition: 95.72% Carbon dioxide 2.7% Nitrogen 1.6% Argon 0.2% Oxygen 0.07% Carbon monoxide 0.03% Water vapor 0.01% Nitric oxide 2.5 ppm Neon 300 ppb Krypton 130 ppb Formaldehyde 80 ppb Xenon 30 ppb Ozone 10 ppb Methane |
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What kind of atmosphere does Jupiter have?
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Surface pressure: 20–200 kPa[9] (cloud layer)
Scale height: 27 km Composition: 89.8±2.0% Hydrogen (H2) 10.2±2.0% Helium ~0.3% Methane ~0.026% Ammonia ~0.003% Hydrogen deuteride (HD) 0.0006% Ethane 0.0004% water Ices: Ammonia water ammonium hydrosulfide(NH4SH) |
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What kind of atmosphere does Saturn have?
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Scale height: 59.5 km
Composition: ~96% Hydrogen (H2) ~3% Helium ~0.4% Methane ~0.01% Ammonia ~0.01% Hydrogen deuteride (HD) 0.0007% Ethane Ices: Ammonia water ammonium hydrosulfide(NH4SH) |
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What kind of atmosphere does Uranus have?
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Scale height: 27.7 km [3]
Composition: (Below 1.3 bar) 83±3% Hydrogen (H2) 15±3% Helium 2.3% Methane 0.009% (0.007-0.015%) Hydrogen deuteride (HD)[14] Ices: Ammonia water ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH) methane (CH4) |
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What kind of atmosphere does Neptune have?
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Scale height: 19.7 ± 0.6 km
Composition: 80±3.2% Hydrogen (H2) 19±3.2% Helium 1.5±0.5% Methane ~0.019% Hydrogen deuteride (HD) ~0.00015% Ethane Ices: Ammonia Water Ammonium hydrosulfide(NH4SH) Methane (?) |
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What kind of atmosphere does Pluto have?
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Surface pressure: 0.30 Pa (summer maximum)
Composition: nitrogen, methane |
