Works Cited 5 important facts about Venus: • The planet rotates only three times in two Venus References Earth years while the clouds features in the atmosphere circle Venus completely in 2nd planet from the Sun In depth | Venus – NASA solar system exploration. (n.d.). NASA Solar System about 4 days. Exploration. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ • Venus is the second brightest natural planets/venus/in-depth/ Come visit Earth’s sister object in the sky, sometimes referred to as and experience the the "evening star". In fact, in the Disney Movie "Princess and The Frog", one of the scorching heat and long characters falls in love with the planet Venus, mistaking it for something else. days on Venus. • The pressure is so extreme on Venus that the pressure is about the same as the water pressure on Earth about half a mile under the ocean. Williams, D. R. (2018, September 27). • A Venus Transit is a rare event where Venus Venus fact sheet. Welcome to the passes by the Sun and is visible as a tiny NSSDCA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ shadow on Earth. This helped astronomers planetary/factsheet/venusfact.html determine the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Squyres, Steven W.. "Venus". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2020, https:// • Venus can have wind speeds that can reach www.britannica.com/place/Venus-planet. Accessed 24 January 2021. 450 mph (724 kph) in the middle cloud layer of the atmosphere, these wind Sophia Hinostroza speeds are faster the the fastest tornado on Earth. 5 6 1 Resources and Human Interest Orbit Formation Surprising a day on Venus is longer than a year. The rotation of Venus is unusual since it spins the opposite direction of Earth and The shape of Venus’s orbit is nearly a perfect Gravity pulled swirling gas and dust circle and its orbital velocity mean (average) is together. 35.02 (km/s). The length of time for 1 rotation is most other planets, which could be the 243 Earth days and it’s rotation speed is 6.52 reason why its rotation is so slow and that km/h. However, the rotation is 6.5 minutes a day is longer than a year. However slower than it was 16 years ago. The length of visiting Venus may give researchers time for 1 revolution is 225 Earth days. information about how the effect of it’s Appearance & Features slow rotation could affect our lives. Venus is a Terrestrial planet or an inner planet. If scientists are able to study more about Though it’s only the second planet from the how Venus came to be such a scorching Sun, it is 0.7 astronomical units away from it. hot planet, this information could help The size of Venus (like many other features) is prevent Earth from becoming similar to Earth but smaller, its radius is about uninhabitable because of its temperature 6,051.8 km (3,760.4). ( global warming prevention). The surface temperature is 471 degrees Natural Resources on the planet: Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, uranium, Celsius, so hot that it can melt lead instantly. Discovery & History: potassium, and thorium. The greenhouse effect caused Venus to Many ancient astronomers observed Venus Composition (what is it made of/parts): but Galileo Galilei was the first one to make The atmosphere is about more than 96% an actual and accurate observation with his carbon dioxide and 3.5% nitrogen while telescope. The romans named Venus after their Roman goddess of love and beauty the surface includes mountains, volcanoes, and Venus is surprisingly “the only planet in rocky plains, and craters. The inner parts are believed to be very similar to Earth’s. Scientists so far know more about the effect is because of the carbon dioxide and other elements in the dense atmosphere that traps most of the heat coming from the sun like a blanket. Though the surface is extremely hot, the atmosphere is cooler the farther away it is our solar system to be named after a from the surface. female figure.” Venus has no moons or rings and is a very rocky planet with lava flowing out of the many surface and atmosphere of Venus than its inner parts. become a planet hotter than Mercury! This 2 3 volcanoes it has. 4
