1. Justin Joo Science Period 1
Venus
Justin Joo
Science
Period 1

2. Planet’s Symbol

3. How Venus Got Its Name
Venus is the brightest object in the night sky
Named after Roman god of love and beauty 

4. Discovery Discovered by the Ancients Date of discovery is unknown
They found it because it was the brightest object in the night sky

5. Distances To the sun: 67,240,000 mi & 108,200,000 km
To the Earth: 38,000,000 km

6. Measurements Mass: 4.87 x 10^24 kg Volume: about 9.2 x 10^11 km3
Density: 5.20 g/cm3
Venus would sink in water since its density is greater than 1
Gravity: 8.87 m/s²

7. Orbit & Rotation
Revolution: Earth days
Rotation: 243 Earth days

8. Atmosphere It is 96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, and 0.1% water vapor
It is a thick atmosphere

9. Temperature Range: 462°C - 864°C Earth’s range: -88°C - 58°C
Florida’s range: 18°C – 21°C

10. Composition/Appearance
It has canyons, volcanoes, lava flows, rift valleys, mountains, craters, and plains.
It has a core, mantle and crust, like Earth.
It is bright because of its thick atmosphere reflecting off almost all light coming towards it.

11. Weather
Venus has no tilt, so it has a constant temperature. It is always hot.

12. Rings, Moons, and Water
No rings
No moons
No water   

13. If a Human Traveled To Venus
Burn up due to heat
Get crushed because of the thick atmosphere

14. Something Special
Venus has no moons, but Venus has phases on its own. When it is brightest and closest to the sun, it is a crescent. When it is dim and far away from the sun, it is a full Venus.
Venus is the only planet that rotates in a clockwise direction when viewed from the top. The other planets rotate counter clockwise.   
Venus
Mercury
Earth

15. Bibliography
Coffey, Jerry. universetoday.com
Erickson, Kristen. nasa.govhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object= Venus March 11, 2013.
Sword, Betty. pds.jpl.nasa.govhttp://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
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