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How Venus got it’s name
• The planet Venus was named after the Roman Goddess of Love, because it was considered the brightest star in the sky.
Planet Measurements
• Mass- 4.867En4 (0.815 Earth Mass)
• Volume- 9.38 x 1011 km3 which is 9380
• Density- 5.20 g/cm3
• Gravity- 8.87 m/5^2
Discovery
Who- Nobody actually discovered venus, because it was so visible to the eye.
When-1600 BC
How- With the human eye, since it is so visible and bright.
Temperatures
• In Celsius Earth has an average surface temp of 14 degrees celsius.
• On Venus the Temp. is an average of 460 degrees celsius.
Orbit and Rotation
• It takes for Venus to orbit the sun 224.7 days.
• To rotate on its own axis is takes 243 days, Venus is a very slow rotation.
Weather on Venus
• Venus is very hot because it is almost completely made out of Carbon Dioxide with some other things.
Composition and Appearance • Rocky Planet
• Carbon Dioxide
• Crust
• Surface Acid
• Metallic Core
• Rocky Mantle
What does Venus look like
• Venus appears mostly gray, although slightly yellowish, brown or blue under various circumstances.
Forms of Water on Venus
• There isn’t any water on the surface of Venus, in form of rivers, lakes or oceans.
• The average temperature on Venus is 461.85 °C. Since water boils at 100 °C, it couldn’t be on the surface of venus.