Earthquakes or volcanoes are not foreign phenomena. However, as citizens of Earth, we have witnessed and even experienced incidents like this many times. As a result, even though they are afraid, humans are gradually getting used to these different natural phenomena.
Did you know that what we consider normal on Earth might actually be something special on another planet? Yes, Some natural phenomena such as lightning or auroras occur on other planets. However, there are also some rare phenomena that can only occur on Earth. What phenomena? Here’s the answer!
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1. Rain in the form of water drops
image of someone walking in the rain (unsplash.com/Nick Scheerbart)
Rain actually also occurs on several planets such as Venus and Saturn. The difference is that these two planets have different forms of rain. Reported Tree hugger, on the planet Venus, the clouds contain sulfuric acid. When it becomes rain, the rain that falls is dangerous acid rain.
Furthermore, sulfuric acid droplets never touch the surface of Venus. That’s because the planet’s daily temperature reaches 462 degrees Celsius, so acid rain can only fall up to 25 kilometers from the sky before finally evaporating into gas.
Meanwhile, on Saturn, the rain is even more extreme. The reason is that on this planet rain falls in the form of diamonds the size of 0.5 centimeters. Saturn’s atmosphere is rich in methane. On the other hand, Saturn’s lightning is ten times more powerful than Earth’s. When lightning strikes, the methane molecules change shape to carbon, harden into graphite, before finally turning into diamond.
It’s different from what happens on Earth. Rain comes from surface water that evaporates due to the heat of sunlight. The evaporated water then turns into clouds. When too much water vapor accumulates, it turns into water droplets and falls as rain to the Earth’s surface.
2. Rainbow
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Almost everyone on Earth has seen a rainbow at least once in their life. But believe me, you will not find this beautiful view on other planets. Reported National Geographic, rainbows are created when sunlight meets water. When the two meet, the light will be bent by the water and split into seven different colors which we will later know as a rainbow.
WELL, sunlight can actually penetrate the atmosphere of other planets. Unfortunately, Earth is the only planet in the Solar System to have rain and water on its surface. Well, since other planets do not have water, it is also impossible for them to have rainbows.
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2024-01-23 11:36:00
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