Seasonal Insolation Variability on Early Venus: Implications for Energy Budget

arXiv:2605.11089 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-05-11 · Read on arXiv

Stephen R. Kane

astro-ph.EP

Submitted: 2026-05-11

Comments: 17 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science (Astronomy Awardees Prize Collection)

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Habitable Zone — 2× in this paper
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Homogenization — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

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