Venus

2nd planet

Venus’ order in the solar system

67 million miles

distance of Venus from the sun

hottest planet

what Venus is known for being

nearly circular

the type of orbit Venus has

women/body parts

surface features on Venus are named for these

Earth’s twin

Venus’ main nickname

243 Earth days

number of Earth days 1 Venus day is equal to

90 times greater

how much stronger Venus’ atmosphere is compared to ours

carbon dioxide

makes up Venus’ atmosphere

sulfuric acid

make up the clouds surrounding the planet

greenhouse effect

caused by the dense atmosphere

740 K

temperature the surface can reach

350 kph

speed that winds can reach

Ishtar Terra

located in northern hemisphere

Aphrodite

located along the equator

Maxwell Montes

highest peak on Venus

85%

amount of surface that is lava

similar size, both have same interior (core, mantle, crust), and have similar densities and chemical compositions

reasons Venus is referred to Earth’s twin

retrograde

rotation of Venus is this, which means to spin backwards

0

number of moons Venus has

prehistoric times

how long Venus has been known since

3rd brightest

only the sun and moon are brighter than Venus

goddess of love and beauty

who Venus was named after

Earth’s twin, Morning Star, Evening Star

Venus’ 3 nicknames

over 20

number of visits made to Venus

Mariner 2

1st spacecraft to visit Venus in 1962

Mariner 10

went by Venus on its way to Mercury in 1974-1975

Pioneer Oenus

NASA mission to Venus in 1978

Soviet Venera 7

first spacecraft to land on another planet

Soviet Venera 9

returned the first photos of Venus’ surface

Magellan

US spacecraft released in 1990-1994 that produced a detailed map of Venus using seismographs and radar