Fast Facts about Venus:
Orbit of sun: 224.701 Earth days
Rotation: 243.16 Earth days
Mass: 81% of earth
Volume: 86% of earth
Distance from Sun: 107 million kilometers
Average Temperature: 449 degrees celcius
Atmosphere: carbon dioxide, nitrogen
Diameter: 12 107 kilometers
Number of Moons: 0
What Venus Means...
In astronomy mythology, Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was Aphrodite.
Interesting facts...
Venus is the 2nd planet from the sun. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is actually hotter than Mercury. This is because Venus is covered with thick clouds. The clouds traps in the heat from the sun. It can get hot enough to melt lead!
It is also the brightest planet in the whole solar system! You can see it in the before the sun rises in the east, or after sunset in the west. This is why Venus has also been called the "morning star" and "evening star."
Venus has been visited by 20 spacecrafts! The first one to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. It is believed that Venus once had large amounts of water like Earth but it all melted away. Now, much of Venus's surface is covered with lava. Venus is named after the god of love and beauty because of its color. Venus is a wonderful planet!
Link:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/venus.htm
Orbit of sun: 224.701 Earth days
Rotation: 243.16 Earth days
Mass: 81% of earth
Volume: 86% of earth
Distance from Sun: 107 million kilometers
Average Temperature: 449 degrees celcius
Atmosphere: carbon dioxide, nitrogen
Diameter: 12 107 kilometers
Number of Moons: 0
What Venus Means...
In astronomy mythology, Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was Aphrodite.
Interesting facts...
Venus is the 2nd planet from the sun. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is actually hotter than Mercury. This is because Venus is covered with thick clouds. The clouds traps in the heat from the sun. It can get hot enough to melt lead!
It is also the brightest planet in the whole solar system! You can see it in the before the sun rises in the east, or after sunset in the west. This is why Venus has also been called the "morning star" and "evening star."
Venus has been visited by 20 spacecrafts! The first one to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. It is believed that Venus once had large amounts of water like Earth but it all melted away. Now, much of Venus's surface is covered with lava. Venus is named after the god of love and beauty because of its color. Venus is a wonderful planet!
Link:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/venus.htm