please tell me facts other than these : Diameter, mass/Weight, Distance from the sun, Time For Revolution, Rotation, Color, Order From The Sun, Temperature at the Core, Surface, or Terrain. I DO NOT WANT DETAILS ON THESE, so please give me facts that are not listed above.
2007-12-03 09:08:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It has the greatest greenhouse effect of any known object.
2007-12-03 09:11:40 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
LIGHTING STORMS SEEN ON VENUS
http://www.universetoday.com/2007/11/28/lightning-storms-seen-on-venus/
2007-12-03 09:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by SPACEGUY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The second planet from the sun bakes under twice as much solar radiation as Earth and reaches temperatures of 895 degrees Fahrenheit (480 degrees Celsius). Pressure from the dense atmosphere of sulfuric acid gas is about 95 times greater than Earth's and would crush a human.
The thick cloud cover around Venus rotates much faster than the planet itself -- once every four days. After the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky.
The surface of Venus is mostly a rocky desert (this computer-generated view shows lava flows around Sif Mons). Like Mercury, Earth and Mars, Venus is composed of mostly rock and metal.
Venus data (averages):
Diameter: 7,521 miles (12,104 kilometers)
Time to rotate: 241 days
Orbit: 225 Earth days
Compared to earth:
Mass: 82% of Earth's
Diameter: 95% of Earth's
Distance from Sun: 70% as far
VENUS: ROMAN GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY
Historical notes
The Greeks believed Venus was two separate objects -- one in the morning sky and another in the evening. Because it is often brighter than any other object in the sky -- except for the sun and moon -- Venus has generated many UFO reports.
Final facts
While all of the planets orbit in an ellipse, Venus' orbit is the closest to a perfect circle. It is the only planet in the solar system whose day (241 Earth days) is longer than its year (225 Earth days).
2007-12-03 09:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Venus is named for the goddess of love (Venus/Aphrodite). Venus is the second planet from the sun and is smaller than the Earth, ever so slightly. It is engulfed in thick toxic chemical gasses and has a temperature higher than that of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. The US and USSR have both sent craft to Venus for study, but due to it's high surface temperature and thick gases the craft were lost and/or melted so little is known about Venus. Venus is often mistaken for the "Evening Star," and is the second brightest object in the night sky (the moon is first).
2007-12-03 09:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by CNuxoll 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Venus' diameter is 12,104 km (7,522 miles), and its mass is 4.87x124 kilograms (0.82 x Earth's).
For the Romans, Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To her perfect figure and pure features she added an innocent manner. On her sweet face she always wore a smile.
Because Venus is so bight and clearly visible, there is not a record of who "discovered" it. The first space mission to Venus was Venera 1, a USSR mission that flew on February 12, 1961.
2007-12-03 09:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by atti_cat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The atmospheric pressure on Venus's surface would crush a human being.
2007-12-03 09:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by justme 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can find some nice pictures from the surface of venus on the web made by the russians in the 70s
2007-12-03 09:11:31 · answer #7 · answered by psychopiet 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The planet is covered in a very thick cloud. This led astronomers to believe (into the 1950s maybe longer) that alien life may reside on this planet.
2007-12-03 09:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by Colonel Obvious AM 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Venus is a tennis star. What did you want to know about her?
2007-12-03 09:11:30 · answer #9 · answered by afreeman20035252 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
goddess of love and beauty
2007-12-03 09:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by Bleach_girl 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋