VenusCarolyn Frank

How It Was NamedNamed after the roman god of Love and BeautyNamed this because Venus is the brightest planet

Venus’s symbol

DiscoveryNo one knows who discovered it, humans have been aware of venus since

they first looked at the night sky, we approximate that its around 1663.

DistancesSecond planet from the sun108,200,000 KM from the sunAt the most 261,000,000 KM at the least 38,000,000 KM from the earth

Planet MeasurementsMass of 4.769e24 kg

Volume of 92.843 kg

Density 5259 kg/m^3

8.87m/s^2 Gravity Venus would sink in water

Orbit and RotationIt takes 224.7days to orbit the Sun

It takes 243 days to rotate on its axis

Atmosphere and Temperaturethe atmosphere is made up of mostly Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen exists in small

doses and so does Sulfur DioxideThe cloud cover is made of Sulfur DioxideIts average is 460°c on the surface, 410°c hotter than earth

Composition and AppearanceVenus has a rock surface, a rocky mantle, and a molten metallic core.It appears very bright to the naked eye. when looked at through a telescope

the surface is obscured by a thick cloud cover, banded with different shades of blue. The surface has many high and low lands but is relatively smooth compared to Mars and Mercury.

Weather Some winds are up to 360 km/h The wind slow as they grow nearer to the

equator and at the equator there are almost none

Rings, Moons, & WaterThere are no rings, and Venus has no moonsThe atmosphere is about 0.002% water vapor

If Humans Were to Travel ThereIf humans were to travel to venus we would be killed in the toxic atmosphere

Fun FactsVenus rotates backwards in relation to the other planetsPeople used to think venus was tropical due to the thick cloud coverVenus has phasesThe atmosphere is very hostile with clouds of sulfuric dioxide and 92 times the

pressure of earth.

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