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Venus - The Enigmatic Planet of Heat and Mystery

Learn about Venus, the second planet from the Sun, named after the goddess of love and beauty. Discover its unique rotation, dense atmosphere, extreme temperatures, and inhospitable conditions. Uncover the secrets of this terrestrial planet, shrouded in thick clouds and sulfuric acid.

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Venus - The Enigmatic Planet of Heat and Mystery

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  1. Venus By: Alyssa Kemp & Kenzie Wallace

  2. History • The planet Venus was named after the goddess of love and beauty; Aphrodite. • Venus is the brightest of the planets known. • Like the moon, Venus shows phases. • The Mariner 2 was the first to reach Venus.

  3. Rotation & Revolution • Venus’s revolution around the sun is 225 days long • Venus is the second planet from the sun. • It is the only planet with a longer rotation than revolution • Venus’ rotation is very slow and backwards.

  4. Venus is 108 million kilometers from the sun!

  5. Size & Density • Venus is the third smallest planet in our solar system. • Venus’ diameter is abut 7,521 miles. • It is a near twin of Earth in size and density. • Venus is terrestrial planet; thick clouds of sulfuric acid surround the planet.

  6. Temperature • Venus usually runs about 900 degrees Fahrenheit. • The temperature of Venus does not vary like it does here on Earth.

  7. Composition • The composition of Venus has a core of metal, a mantle of liquid rock, and an outer crust of solid rock. • The surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead. • scientist don’t have very much information about Venus because no spacecrafts can survive on the surface of Venus for more than a few minutes. • The surface of Venus is obscured by dense clouds.

  8. Atmosphere • The atmosphere on Venus is thick and hot. • The Atmosphere of Venus is mainly made up of carbon dioxide and thick clouds of sulfuric acid covering the whole planet.

  9. Satellite • Venus has no natural satellites. • It is possible that Venus has had satellites in the past. • There evidence that Venus once had Satellites is its current rotation.

  10. Physical Characteristics

  11. Life on Venus • If you went to visit Venus you wouldn’t live because you couldn’t breath the air. • If a human went to Venus they would be crushed by the heavy atmosphere • The surface pressure on Venus is 90 time the surface pressure on Earth. • The surface temperature is 850 degrees Fahrenheit.

  12. What would life on the planet look like? • If you went to this planet you wouldn’t see any thing because you would die almost right away.

  13. The End(:

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