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		bencollier49 on Sept 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an... If life existed previously on Venus but no longer, how long could phosphine exist in the atmosphere without breaking down due to natural chemical processes?

rg2004 on Sept 14, 2020 [–]

In their video conference they said thousands of seconds.

bencollier49 on Sept 15, 2020 | [–]

Only in the upper cloud layers! Apparently underneath they haven't a clue, but I'm guessing it can't be aeons.

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