The air of Venus is so dense that it is like being 3,000 feet under the ocean surface.

[The surface of Venus as seen by the Venera 9 lander.]

The surface of Venus as seen by the Venera 9 lander.

Although the force of gravity on the planet Venus is similar to that on Earth, the atmosphere is much more dense. So much so, that it the pressure there is about 90 times more than the pressure of the air on Earth. A human being standing on the surface of Venus would be crushed by the pressure.

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