# Bains 2021: Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes

> William Bains, Janusz J. Petkowski, Sara Seager et al., 2021. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The chemistry argument that phosphine, if…

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# Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes

William Bains, Janusz J. Petkowski, Sara Seager et al., 2021. _Astrobiology 21(10), 1277–1304_.

A survey of abiotic routes to phosphine on Venus (atmospheric, surface, subsurface, lightning, volcanic, meteoritic) concluding none produces enough.

**Phosphine in the clouds of Venus** Articledoi: **[10.1089/ast.2020.2352](https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2020.2352)** Checked against the original0

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The chemistry argument that phosphine, if present, has no known abiotic source.

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[Phosphine in the clouds of Venus](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/venus-phosphine)

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[If phosphine is present, what produces it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/venus-phosphine/questions/QST0CQY1V766YX6/if-phosphine-is-present-what-produces-it)

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Bains, W., Petkowski, J. J., Seager, S., Ranjan, S., Sousa-Silva, C., Rimmer, P. B., & et al. (2021). Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes. Astrobiology 21(10), 1277–1304. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2020.2352
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