Mercury – closest to Sun, small terrestrial planet.

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Mercury – closest to Sun, small terrestrial planet

Venus – the Earth’s sister planet Cloud-covered surface Diameter Earth Mass Earth Density gm/cm 3 Slow and Retrograde rotation rotation period 243d = day on Venus revolution around Sun 225d = yr on Venus

Atmosphere and Greenhouse Effect Atmosphere CO % N % Clouds – SO 2, H 2 S, and droplets of sulfuric acid Temperature 860F Very dense, atm pressure 90x Earth

Venusian Surface – mapped by radar

Lander image

Mercator – projection map of surface features based on radar mapping Named surface features

Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming on Earth Greenhouse Gases CO 2 Methane CH 4 Nitrous Oxide N 2 O H 2 O

Zero degree reference is 30yr average ~

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