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Strange Universe With Bob Berman

Strange Universe 4/18/21

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Bob Berman
Published April 18, 2021 at 11:23 PM EDT

Earth Day is Thursday and you can bet the big topic will be climate change, which will bring up carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide makes up just 1/25th of one percent of our air, but nearly 100% of the air on our neighbor planets Mars and Venus. This explains why Venus has the hottest surface of any planet, and why Mars sometimes has pleasant temperatures. Stay tuned.
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