NASA simulates Venus's hellish environment

The harsh environment with many of Venus's toxic chemicals is reproduced by laboratory scientists in Ohio, USA.

Scientists at NASA's Glenn Research Center are simulating the surface conditions on Venus in the room called Glenn Extreme Environments Rig (GEER) in Cleverland, Ohio, USA, Business Insider on 8/8 12 reports.

GEER combines all the information researchers have about environmental conditions on the planet's surface. It uses a mixer to combine the gases found on Venus and heat them with a powerful type heater.

"Gas mixes need two and a half days to heat and five days to cool," said Geer chief engineer Leah Nakley.

GEER lab simulates Mars' environment located in Ohio, USA.(Photo: GEER).

According to Gustavo Costa, a chemical and materials scientist, he can learn about Venus's atmosphere using GEER.

"It's not just gas, it's a supercritical fluid mixture , " Costa commented.

Supercritical solutions act like gases and liquids at the same time. Costa said walking on the surface of Venus would feel the same when going through the thick air. It is very hot and has a pressure of pressure at a depth of 100m under water.

"I think it's like you're in a pressure cooker," Costa said.

In addition, Venus's atmosphere carries signs of very dangerous chemicals such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid.

"Venus has acid clouds instead of steam clouds. The scary thing is that you have to go through it to reach the planet's surface. The environment here is very harsh, like hell on Earth," Costa describes. .

Since the room began operations in 2014, researchers have experimented with many materials such as metal, ceramic, steel fibers, electroplating and electronics exposed to Venus-like environmental conditions to See their stamina.

Experiment for metal wire exposed to Venus-like environmental conditions.(Photo: GEER).

Their goal was to find a way to build spacecraft that could exist for months, even years on Venus, instead of being destroyed almost immediately.

" Venerra 12 is one of the most recent Venus probes and it only lasts about two hours and 7 minutes because of the highly corrosive environment on Venus , " explains Costa.

Therefore, GEER is the best way for scientists to learn about Venus's environment, before they successfully build spacecraft that can pass through the planet's atmosphere.