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Venus

Venus. Feeling Hot, Hot Hot!. Physical Characteristics. Diameter : 7,521 miles Mass : 4.867 x 10 24 kg Density : 5.20 g/cm 3 Axial Tilt : 177.4˚ Surface Gravity : 8.87 m/sec 2. Venus Orbit. Average Orbit Speed 78,341 miles/hour Average Distance to sun 67,240,000 miles

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Venus

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  1. Venus Feeling Hot, Hot Hot!

  2. Physical Characteristics • Diameter : 7,521 miles • Mass : 4.867 x 1024kg • Density : 5.20 g/cm3 • Axial Tilt : 177.4˚ • Surface Gravity : 8.87 m/sec2

  3. Venus Orbit • Average Orbit Speed • 78,341 miles/hour • Average Distance to sun • 67,240,000 miles • Period Of Rotation • 243 days – (Opposite most planets) • Period Of Revolution • 225 days - (A day is longer than a year on Venus) • Not orbited by any natural satellites (moons)

  4. Venus Surface & Atmosphere • Terrain : Volcanic Plains (80%) • 1,600 Major Volcanoes • Temperature Range : Steady 900˚ F • Atmosphere : 96% CO2, 4% Nitrogen • Highland Continents • Ishtar Terra – Northern Hemisphere • Site of Maxwell Montes (Larger than Mt. Everest) • Aphrodite Terra – Southern Hemisphere

  5. Map Of Venus

  6. Venus Discovery • Venera 1 : 1961 (USSR) • 1st space probe sent to Venus • Mariner 2 : 1962 (NASA) • Confirmed hot surface of Venus • Venera 7 : 1970 (USSR) • 1st lander on another planet • Magellan : 1989 (NASA) • Mapped surface of Venus • Venra-D : 2020’s (USSR) • Possible Russian mission to Venus

  7. Venus Facts • Known as the “morning star” or “evening star” • No rings around Venus • No moons around Venus • No evidence of life found on Venus • Has a cloud layer of sulfuric acid droplets • Phases similar to the Moon observed by Galileo

  8. Venus Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAx-_iuCq14

  9. Literature Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wi9ki/Dwarf_planet#Current_members • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus • Astronomy By: Fred Hoyle • The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia • http://www.mallorcaweb.net/masm/Venus.htm

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