论文标题
金星云中的氨和磷酸作为潜在的生物异常
Ammonia and Phosphine in the Clouds of Venus as Potentially Biological Anomalies
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论文摘要
我们认为金星大气中的几个异常提供了尚未达到平衡的过程和系统的证据。对金星上这些异常的研究应开放，包括多种解释，包括未知的生物学活性。我们提供了两个异常的概述，即在金星大气中对氨和磷酸的试探性检测。这些异常在面对默契的假设中飞行，即金星的大气必须处于化学氧化还原平衡状态，这是与金星无生命的信念有关的假设。然后，我们讨论了天文学，生物学和地质学上的几个主要发现，这导致了许多科学家所拥有的某些假设，好像它们是公认的原则一样。金星大气中氨和磷酸的异常是在这些历史发现的背景下。这种背景支持我们的观点，即社区对探索这些异常的持久性，怀有对默契假设的怀疑，这将增加对金星的气氛以及行星环境的多样化且常常奇怪的本质的深刻发现的机会。
We are of the opinion that several anomalies in the atmosphere of Venus provide evidence of yet-unknown processes and systems that are out of equilibrium. The investigation of these anomalies on Venus should be open to the wide range of explanations, including unknown biological activity. We provide an overview of two anomalies, the tentative detection of ammonia and phosphine in Venus's atmosphere. These anomalies fly in the face of the tacit assumption that the atmosphere of Venus must be in chemical redox equilibrium, an assumption connected to the belief that Venus is lifeless. We then discuss several major past discoveries in astronomy, biology and geology, which lead to the abandonment of certain assumptions held by many scientists as though they were well-established principles. The anomalies of ammonia and phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus are placed in the context of these historical discoveries. This context supports our opinion that persistence by the community in the exploration of these anomalies with a skeptical eye towards tacit assumptions will increase the chances of making profound discoveries about the atmosphere of Venus and the diverse and often strange nature of planetary environments.
