Venus By Steven Bell Venus Greek Symbol How

Venus By: Steven Bell

Venus Greek Symbol

How did it get it’s name? • It got it’s name because, it’s the brightest known planet since ancient times.

Discovery • It was discovered by the ancients. • When it was discovered, is unknown.

Distances from the Sun • • • It is the 2 nd planet from the Sun. 108, 200, 000 km 0. 72 AU It’s diameter is 12, 103. 6 It’s 40, 000 km away from Earth 0. 28 AU from the Earth

Measurements • It has a mass of 4, 867, 320, 000, 000 kg • It’s volume is 928, 415, 345, 893 km • Equatorial Circumference is 38, 024. 6 km • Density is 5. 243 g/cm • Gravity is 8. 87 m/s • If I were 100 lbs. on Earth I would weigh 91 lbs. on Venus

Orbit & Rotation • • It takes 224. 7 days to orbit the sun. Perihelion(closest) is 107, 476, 170 km Aphelion(furthest) is 108, 942, 780 km Length of one day -5832. 4 hours

Venus’ Appearance • It’s a fiery planet. It looks bright to the naked eye and also through a telescope. It goes through phases like the moon, but it differs because of distances. It’s nearly the same size of Earth. It has no rings. Venus has craters and volcanic- like structures.

Magellan • The Magellan mission to Venus was launched May 4, 1989 and arrived to Venus August 10, 1990 • It used a high resolution radar to map the surface of Venus through the opaque clouds. • It worked for 4 years mapping out 98% of Venus’ surface.

Compositions found on Venus • • Basalt Silicon Aluminum Potassium Titanium Iron Manganese & Sulfur

Gases on Venus • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Monoxide • Nitrogen

Surface Conditions • Winds: 350 kph • Temperature Ranges: max is 462 degrees Celsius • Surface Pressure 90 atmospheres

Living on my planet • The only way that you could live on Venus is if you were Satan or something. • It’s way too hot • There’s no water • There’s no oxygen or nutrient resources.