Venus
Venus
We do not look at every solar planet. Here are some criteria we might have applied to other planets.
Venus is perhaps more well-known even if only for her blue jeans.
- Venus and Earth are said to be sister planets because they are both terrestrial planets, their sizes are almost the same, and they are also close to one another.
- The term terrestrial planet implies that the surface of the planet is rocky, just like that of the earth.
- Approximately 70% of the surface of Venus is covered with rocks.
- There are also numerous traces that indicate that there have been a lot of volcanic activities in Venus.
- In fact, Venus has more volcanoes than Earth.
- The atmosphere of Venus is very dense.
- It is composed of 96.5% of carbon dioxide and 3.5% of nitrogen. The remaining smaller percentage is occupied by other gases, but dominated by sulfur dioxide.
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- Temperature
- According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the surface temperature of Venus appears to range from about 820 to almost 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
- This is hot enough to melt lead.
- Venus is the second closest planet to the sun.
- It is about 67 million miles away from Earth.
- Venus looks like the brightest planet because of the way its clouds reflect sunlight.
- It was once believed that Venus could perhaps support life similar to Earth's.
- However, Venus is inhospitable to life forms as they exist here.
- The atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and only contains trace amounts of water.
- Venus' atmosphere also traps the sun's heat, which causes its scorching surface temperatures.
- Probes sent to Venus have only survived for a few hours before being destroyed by this heat.