Venus

Justin JooScience Period 1

Planet’s Symbol

How Venus Got Its NameVenus is the brightest object in the night sky

Named after Roman god of love and beauty

Discovery

Discovered by the Ancients

Date of discovery is unknown

They found it because it was the brightest object in the night sky

DistancesTo the sun: 67,240,000 mi & 108,200,000 km

To the Earth: 38,000,000 km

MeasurementsMass: 4.87 x 10^24 kg

Volume: about 9.2 x 10^11 km3

Density: 5.20 g/cm3

Venus would sink in water since its density is greater than 1

Gravity: 8.87 m/s²

Orbit & Rotation

Revolution: 224.7 Earth days

Rotation: 243 Earth days

Atmosphere

It is 96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, and 0.1% water vapor

It is a thick atmosphere

Temperature

Range: 462°C - 864°C

Earth’s range: -88°C - 58°C

Florida’s range: 18°C – 21°C

Composition/Appearance

It has canyons, volcanoes, lava flows, rift valleys, mountains, craters, and plains.

It has a core, mantle and crust, like Earth.

It is bright because of its thick atmosphere reflecting off almost all light coming towards it.

Weather

Venus has no tilt, so it has a constant temperature. It is always hot.

Rings, Moons, and Water

No rings

No moons

No water

If a Human Traveled To Venus

Burn up due to heat

Get crushed because of the thick atmosphere

Something Special

Venus has no moons, but Venus has phases on its own. When it is brightest and closest to the sun, it is a crescent. When it is dim and far away from the sun, it is a full Venus.

Venus is the only planet that rotates in a clockwise direction when viewed from the top. The other planets rotate counter clockwise.

Mercury Venus Earth

Bibliography

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Erickson, Kristen. nasa.govhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Venus March 11, 2013.

Sword, Betty. pds.jpl.nasa.govhttp://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm 2005.

dsCehttp://www.universetoday.com/35931/symbols-of-the-planets/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus

http://pds.nasa.gov/planets/special/venus.htm