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The surface temperature of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.

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SUPPORTED
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8 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that the surface temperature of Venus is hot enough to melt lead?

Yes. Multiple reference works and NASA state that Venus's surface temperature is about 460–467 °C and explicitly describe it as hot enough to melt lead, which melts at 350 °C. Two peer-reviewed papers give the ~460 °C surface temperature without mentioning lead.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space
2005
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Glover, L. K. (2005). National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=p21FAAAAYAAJ&dq=The+surface+temperature+of+Venus+is+hot+enough+to+melt+lead.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008 202408
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earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008 202408. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/earth-science-geology-the-environment-and-the-universe-2008_202408

encyclopedia-of-astronomy-and-astrophysics-4-volumes-2001
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encyclopedia-of-astronomy-and-astrophysics-4-volumes-2001. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/encyclopedia-of-astronomy-and-astrophysics-4-volumes-2001

Venus: Facts - NASA Science
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Venus: Facts - NASA Science. (n.d.). science.nasa.gov. https://science.nasa.gov/venus/venus-facts/

The Friendly Guide to the Universe
1995
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Hathaway, N. (1995). The Friendly Guide to the Universe. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=XoosYgF0-H4C&dq=The+surface+temperature+of+Venus+is+hot+enough+to+melt+lead.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

The mammoth book of useless information : an official Useless Information Society publication
2012
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Noel, B. (2012). The mammoth book of useless information : an official Useless Information Society publication. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mammothbookofuse0000both

Hot climate inhibits volcanism on Venus: Constraints from rock deformation experiments and argon isotope geochemistry
2017
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Hot climate inhibits volcanism on Venus: Constraints from rock deformation experiments and argon isotope geochemistry. (2017). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pepi.2017.05.007

Laboratory Investigation of Venus Surface Conditions on Analogue Samples for the Interpretation of Venus Orbital Data
2026
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Laboratory Investigation of Venus Surface Conditions on Analogue Samples for the Interpretation of Venus Orbital Data. (2026). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2026-703

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