English Explanatory Dictionary

Venus zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theoretical orbital zone around a star that will result in an Earth-like planet existing in an orbit in the zone having a runaway greenhouse effect, similar to that found on Venus in our Solar System. The inner edge of the zone is where solar radiation is intense enough to strip the atmosphere of a planet away. The outer edge is where solar radiation is insufficient to power a runaway greenhouse.

Word forms

Venus zone Venus zones

Etymology

From Venus (“the planet”) + zone, from being the zone where a Venus-like planet will acquire a Venus-like climate.

Related words

habitable zone Goldilocks zone water snow line carbon monoxide snow line snow line
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