Venus History Venus was discovered by Galileo in

Venus

History Venus was discovered by Galileo , in 1610 through a telescope in his lab. Venus was names after the Greek goddess love and beauty. Planet Symbol

Solar System • • Venus is the second planet from the sun. Distance from the sun is 107 million km. Distance from the earth in au 261 million km. Number of days to orbit around the sun 225 days.

Planet Measurements Mass: 0. 815 Volume: 0. 866 earths Equatorial circumference: 23, 628 Mean density: 67 million miles Gravity: 8. 87 m/s

Composition and Atmosphere The atmosphere of Venus is made up of 96% carbon dioxide. Oxygen can not be detected even as a trace element. At the surface the atmospheric pressure is 92 times that of Earth. The temperature across Venus, from pole to pole, is a steady 462°C as a result of the atmosphere’s greenhouse qualities. In the hottest parts of the hottest deserts here on Earth, the temperatures never top 50°C.

Surface Conditions The surface of Venus is a very hot and dry place. Most of the surface is made up of gently rolling plains. Venus has several large lowlands and two large highland areas which are about the size of Australia and South America. Venus has several mountains and volcanoes and much of its surface is covered with old lava flows.

Moons Sadly Venus has no moons Venus (and the planet Mercury) are the only two planets that don’t have a single natural moon orbiting them.

Venus most interesting facts Venus is often called the Earth’s sister planet A day on Venus lasts longer than a year Venus rotates counter-clockwise Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system

Humans living on Venus A human cant live on Venus because its the of the hottest planets in the solar system. Also you cant because Venus's clouds are poisonous and can kill you. The surface temperature is about 730 K ( 854 F), and the surface pressure is 90 times that at Earth's sea level. You would be boiled and crushed in an instant. The atmosphere of Venus is made up almost completely of carbon dioxide. Click below to watch this interesting video https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c 6 K 2 ibg-Wb 0

Exploration 1962 Mariner 2 (US) – first successful flyby of Venus confirmed high surface temperatures and pressures, a carbon dioxide rich atmosphere, continuous cloud cover, and the slow retrograde rotation of the planet. 1967 Venera 4 (USSR) – first spacecraft to survive entry into another planet’s atmosphere. Returned atmospheric data, and deployed a parachute system to an altitude of 25 km, becoming the first successful probe to perform in situ analysis of another planet environment 1969 Venera 5 and 6 (USSR) – atmospheric probes detected the presence of nitrogen and oxygen.

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