VENUS

VENUS FACTS

• Venus was first found by Galileo
• Venus has a period of revolution of 224.7 earth days how long it takes to go around the sun
• Venus has no satellites

WHAT VENUS IS MADE OF

• Venus is made of an iron core with a rocky mantle much like the earth
• its atmospere is made of 97% carbon dioxide and 3% nitrogen

EARTH COMPARED TO VENUS

• Earths diameter 7,918 miles
• Venus is 7,520 miles
• Venus has less gravitational pull then earths but it atmosphereic pressure would kill you

COMPAIRED TO OTHER PLANTS

• Venus is the second planet from the sun
• It is 67,240,000 miles away from the sun
• Venus is in between mercurery and earth

PROPERTIES

• The average temperature of venus is 864 degrees farenhiet
• It is tan or brown it can also be red and orange at its brightest phase
• Venus is a terrestrial planet which means it is one of the fouth inner planets

WHY IS THERE NO WATER ON VENUS?

• Venus has clouds made of sulfuric acid and carbion dioxide
• Because of this the sun can get through the sun and heat the surface evaporating the water
• But scientist beleive that there used to be water becuase there are hydrogen nuclei in the atmosphere

VENUS VOLCANO

• The planet venus is 90% basalt and about 65% is covered in volcanic lava
• Venus huce core and rocky plain is perfect for forming volcanos

FUN FACTS

• Venus did have one satellite but it fell out of orbit and was lost in space
• It takes 243 earth days for one day on venus or the period of rotation
• Venus rotates backwards from all the other planets

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