The pressure on Venus is equivalent to diving how deep in the ocean?

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Phillip E.
Apr 24, 2017

The surface pressure on Venus is equivalent to diving 1km beneath the ocean,

Explanation:

Venus has a very dense atmosphere. It is 95% carbon dioxide. The pressure at the surface is over 90 times the Earth's surface atmospheric pressure. To get the same pressure on Earth requires diving 1km under the sea or ocean.

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