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AST.150 Divergent Climate Evolution
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A once-active rocky planet stops most volcanic outgassing while atmospheric escape continues. What climate effect is most likely over very long timescales?
A
Surface pressure must rise because volcanoes are inactive.
B
The planet will automatically develop oceans from dust.
C
The atmosphere must become thicker because escape creates new CO2.
D
The atmosphere can thin because gases are removed faster than they are resupplied.
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