Suppose you're at earth. What looks bigger? Venus or The Moon?
2007-09-29 13:41:19 · 12 answers · asked by lunk_funk 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Don't need to suppose we're "on" Earth - we are on Earth.
If you look into the sky, you will see the moon is a rather large round object, while Venus is just a very bright pinpoint of light.
The moon is 400,000 km away while Venus is 40 million kilometers away.
Venus/ radius is 6000 km, the moon's is 1700 km. So even though the moon is only a quarter the radius of Venus, its also 100 times closer.
2007-09-29 14:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
On earth the moon appears large and Venus appears tiny because the moon is much closer to earth then Venus.
However Venus is larger then the moon.
2007-09-29 14:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Altough the moon is much smaller than venus which is almost the same size as earth (a little smaller), the moon is much closer to earth than venus.
Therefore, the answer is Moon.
2007-09-29 14:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Haven't you ever looked at the sky at night to see how big the moon looks?
Venus is bigger but so much farther away that it looks with the naked eye like a big star that doesn't twinkle.
2007-09-29 13:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by Joan H 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
moon, though venus is as big as earth, the distance compensated to the appearance of the moon... looks can be deceiving
2007-09-29 13:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by athame 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Moon because it's close to earth.
2007-09-29 13:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mudblood 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the moon
2007-09-29 15:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by clayton s 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the moon
2007-09-29 14:16:12 · answer #8 · answered by Name 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The moon, it's closer.
2007-09-29 13:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, this is a tough question..! Maybe if I went outside tonight and looked I could find an answer.
2007-09-29 14:17:33 · answer #10 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋