QuestionsPhosphine in the clouds of VenusIs there a real absorption line at 266.94 GHz in the Venus spectra?Answer
Answer · Phosphine in the clouds of Venus
A real absorption feature from Venus's atmosphere is present in both the JCMT and ALMA data.
A real absorption feature from Venus's atmosphere is present in both the JCMT and ALMA data.
Where it stands
DisputedFour pieces of evidence for, four against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The feature survives any reasonable baseline treatment, including low-order fits and Fourier ripple removal.
- Injected fake lines of the same depth are recovered at the rate the claimed significance implies.
- The feature recurs in independent JCMT-Venus campaigns.
What would rule it out
- A pre-registered reduction, validated on injected lines, that finds no feature at the frequency in the archival data and in the JCMT-Venus data.
Evidence 4 for · 4 against
FOR
FOR
FOR
FOR
AGAINST
AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A real absorption feature from Venus's atmosphere is present in both the JCMT and ALMA data. [Answer ANS0CQY1VF01P0K]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQY1VF01P0K
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title = {A real absorption feature from Venus's atmosphere is present in both the JCMT and ALMA data.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CQY1VF01P0K},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQY1VF01P0K}
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