Worst of all
possible worlds
Mercury and Venus are two of Earth’s closest
cousins, says Leah Crane. So how did they
turn out so hellish?
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42 | New Scientist | 22 June 2019
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Mercury and Venus are two of Earth’s closest
cousins, says Leah Crane. So how did they
turn out so hellish?
NA
SA/
JHU
L/C
ARN
EG
IE^ IN
ST
ITU
TIO
N^ O
F^ W
AS
HIN
GT
ON
42 | New Scientist | 22 June 2019
Features