1. Planet Research Project By Abby Rosenthal

2. How did Venus get it’s name?  The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love, womanhood, and beauty.

3. Symbol  This is Venus’s symbol.  This symbol can also be interpreted as a mirror, also a symbol of beauty.

4. Discovery  Venus has been known of since prehistoric times.  It is very easy to see, Venus is the 2 nd brightest object in the sky.

5. Distances  Order from the Sun: 2 nd  Distance form Sun in km: 108km  Distance from Earth in km: depends on the relative position of Venus and Earth. The closest estimate is between 38-261 million km.

6. Venus Measurements Mass: 4.867E24 kg Volume: 928,415,345,893 km³ Density: 5.20 g/cm³ Gravity: 8.87 m/s²

7. Float or Sink?  Venus would NOT float in water, it is far too dense.

8. Orbit and Rotation  How long does it take for Venus to orbit the Sun? 225 days  How long does it for Venus to rotate on its axis? 243 days

9. Atmosphere Composition:  Made of carbon dioxide and a little bit of nitrogen and sulfuric acid Venus has very thick atmosphere.

10. Temperature 400 ⁰ - 740,000 ⁰ C The average temperature in Florida during summer is 90 ⁰ -100 ⁰.

11. Composition  Venus is a rocky planet.  It’s internal composition is very similar to Earth; it’s interior consists of core, mantle, and crust.

12. What does Venus look like?  Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky. The surface of Venus has a lot of craters which typically come in bunches. Venus has no moons or satellites. Venus’s color is a yellowish whitish. Venus has no rings.

13. Weather  Winds blowing as fast as 360 km/ hour  There are clouds made of sulfur dioxide and drops of sulfuric acid. This may cause rain, but the extremely hot temperatures would evaporate rain before it could hit the surface.

14. Water  There is no water on the surface of Venus.  Venus’s average temperature is 461.85 ⁰ C.  Water boils at 100 ⁰ C, so even if there is water on Venus, it would evaporate by the time it reached the surface.

15. What would happen if a human traveled to Venus?  A human would be squashed because of the extreme gravity when they entered the atmosphere.  The average temperature would burn a human up, (461.85 ⁰ C).  The atmosphere is made of CO², N², and H²SO 4, making it unbreathable for a human.

16. Interesting Facts 1.Venus is Earth’s evil twin. The two planets are very similar and mass. Their orbits around the sun very similar. 2.Venus very slowly compared to the other planets. For example, on day on Earth is 24 hours. One days on Venus is 243 times that!!! 3.Venus has phases. When Galileo discovered the heliocentric system, he also discovered Venus goes through phases, just like our moon.

17. Bibliography Cain, Fraser. "Interesting Facts About Venus." Universe Today RSS. Universe Today, 5 May 2008. Web. 21 Dec. 2013..

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