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OCR: ATMOSPHERE Exosphere: Composition 165 km primarily of The atmosphere of Venus is composed carbon (96%) The other %1 is mostly nitrogen with sulfuric acid, carbon monoxide, oxygen water vapor, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid all Thermosphere: present in trace amounts. Venus atmosphere is so 115 km dense that the pressure at the surface is over 90 times greater than on the surface of the Earth. Stratosphere: The majority of Venusian clouds consist of sulfuric 65 km acid droplets which cond ense altitudes between 45 and 75 km. They form broad bands in theatmo- sphere and their thickness hides the surface of the planet from view. Troposphere: The large amount Q carbon dioxide causes an effect o km known as greenhouse warming solar energy which is reflected from the Venusian surface abs ...