One of three extra films to A Breath of Venus (see Links below). The amount of heavy water (HDO) in the Venusian atmosphere is much higher than that on Earth. This is related to the way Venus evolved, but how exactly? Planetary scientist Daphne Stam (Netherlands Institute for Space Research) explains one of the theories, while being creative on the beach together with artists Wilfred Stijger and Edith van de Wetering.

Links: Venus Express mission: http://sci.esa.int/venusexpress Wilfred Stijger: http://stijgerart.nl

Production: Produced by Lightcurve Films with the support of the ESA/Venus Express mission (2007).