Planet Venus

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Planet Venus

• By Alice Copner

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Facts about Venus

• It is the second planet from the sun

It has a toxic atmosphere, very high winds, acid
rain and an unusually hot temperature.
Some describe it as hell, some say it is the
morning star, the evening star, or a symbol of
gentleness!
It is the brightest planet, for some the most
beautiful, and it is the same size and mass as
earth.
It has an extreme greenhouse gas effect, as there
is a dense cloud-layer around it.
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Venus
Mercury
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Has anything landed on Venus?

• Yes, the soviet union sent several landers onto
  Venus, but they were only able to send back
  information for a short time because the
  extremely high temperature and pressure on the
  surface melted and crushed the landers.

And then, in 1970 they sent up an unmanned soviet
spacecraft to Venus, and it became the first
spacecraft to land on another planet. It was able
to measure the temperature of the atmosphere on
Venus
Between 1970 and 1982 they sent up lots of
unmanned spacecrafts, and each one sent back more
and more information. In 1982 they were able to
know about the rocks and soil on Venus.
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Pictures of Venus
You can see just how hot it is in this picture.
But because it is so bright, from far away it
would look more like this.
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How did Venus get its name?

• The Romans knew of seven bright objects in the
  sky, the sun, the moon and the five brightest
  planets. They named them after their most
  important gods. Venus, the brightest planet in
  the night sky, was named after the Roman goddess
  of love and beauty.

Venus!
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Why is Venus so bright?

• Venus is one of the brightest objects in the
  night sky. Venus is so bright because its thick
  clouds reflect most of the sunlight that reaches
  it (about 70) back into space, and because it is
  the closest planet to Earth. Venus can often be
  seen within a few hours after sunset or before
  sunrise as the brightest object in the sky (other
  than the moon). It looks like a very bright star.
  Venus is the brightest planet in the solar
  system.

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What is it made of?

• Venus is made up of a central iron core and a
  rocky surface, similar to the composition of
  Earth. Its atmosphere is mainly made up of carbon
  dioxide (96) and nitrogen (3), with small
  amounts of other gases.

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Does Venus have gravity?

• Since Venus and Earth are almost the same
  size and have about the same mass, the gravity on
  Venus is almost the same as the gravity on Earth.
  The gravity on Venus is about 91 of the gravity
  on Earth, so if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth,
  you would weigh 91 pounds on Venus!

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Does Venus spin?

• Venus spins backwards compared to most of the
  other planets. It spins or rotates in the
  opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means
  that on Venus the sun rises in the west and sets
  in the east. On Earth the sun rises in the east
  and sets in the west. Venus also spins very
  slowly - only once every 243 Earth days. Venus is
  the slowest spinning planet in the solar system.
  Actually, a day on Venus is longer than a year on
  Venus! A year on Venus (the time it takes for it
  to orbit the sun) is 225 Earth days.

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