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Re:NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast over Psyche Mission... by rad88 on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:38PM (#33495686)
Might the lighter O2 naturally rise away from the organics layer? It may then be able to oxidize metals/meteors sprayed into the upper atmosphere, eventually falling back down with those compounds and fertilizing the substrate.
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Re:NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast over Psyche Mission... by pencilguin on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:13PM (#33495968)
Wind speed is hundreds of km/h. So, "turbulent mixing processes" rule.

There is plenty of un-oxidized material on the ground. Oxygen just needs to be kept off the carbon. And, it needs stirring. Big meteors could do a bit of that.

Earth gets its stirring from tectonics, which Venus lacks.

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