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Conditions on Earth would be as hostile as on Venus if the Earth were closer to the Sun by only 6–10 million miles.
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RASOOL, S., DE BERGH, C. The Runaway Greenhouse and the Accumulation of CO2 in the Venus Atmosphere. Nature 226, 1037–1039 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2261037a0
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