Venus

For our lab assignment we had to put together a little powerpoint about Venus, here are some cool facts amd videos about venus !

• Venus is often called Earths twin because it is the closest planet in size to Earth. Scientists estimate the diameter of Venus at about 7,520 miles, making it approximately 400 miles smaller in diameter than Earth.. * Pretty Cool !
• Ancient astronomers called Venus both Phosphorous and Hesperus, mistakenly believing that the object visible in the morning and evening were two separate celestial bodies. The planet was later named Venus after the Roman goddess of beauty and love * <3
• Venus is one of only two planets that rotates on its axis clockwise from east to west. The only other planet to do so is Uranus..* I had no idea!
• Approximately 65% of Venus’ surface is covered in flat, smooth plains, and the remaining 35% is made up of six mountainous regions. The mountain range Maxwell, which is about seven miles high and 540 miles long, is the highest feature on the planet...* 7 miles high? Thats alot!
• While astronomers are unsure whether any form of life exists on Venus, it is highly doubted. Due to the incredibly hot temperatures on the planet’s surface, none of the plants or animals that live on Earth could survive on Venus... * What about humans?
• Because Venus rotates very slowly on its axis (taking 243 days to make a complete rotation), a day on Venus is longer than its year.. * Thats insane
• Astronomers measure the brightness of objects in the night sky by their magnitude. Only the Sun and the Moon are brighter than Venus. Its brightness can range between -3.8 to -4.6 magnitude, but it’s always brighter than the brightest stars in the sky.