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Why has Venus's atmosphere not been stripped away by solar wind?

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This answer on Space Exploration to a question about Mars says that one reason Mars has such a thin atmosphere is because it lacks a magnetic field to protect it from the effect of double solar winds.

Here MBR explains that Venus does not have a magnetic field.

Venus-atmopshere

Image credit: ESA

If this is the case, then why has Venus's atmosphere not been stripped away by solar wind like that of Mars?


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