By Dalton Barker & Kevin McDowell VENUS By Dalton Barker & Kevin McDowell

Exploring Venus The Soviet Venera spacecraft returned the first-ever images from the surface of Venus A total of 38 spacecraft have at least partially successfully completed a mission at Venus. About a dozen or so more have tried and failed to study this scorching hot world. The first successful flyby of Venus was performed by NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft on 14 December 1962, following failed attempts by both the Soviet Union and the USA. The first successful landing was the Soviet Venera 4 lander, which touched down on the surface on 18 October 1967. This was followed by a number of other spacecraft in the Soviet Venus exploration programme, culminating in two balloons known as Vega 1 and 2 in June 1985 that flew in the Venusian atmosphere. The most recent spacecraft to visit the planet is ESA’s Venus Express, which has been in orbit around Venus since 11 April 2006 performing scientific analysis and is expected to last until at least December 2014.

It snows metal on Venus and rains sulfuric acid. Overview of Surface It snows metal on Venus and rains sulfuric acid. Overview of Surface. The surface of Venus is rather smooth in many places, though not nearly as smooth as originally expected . However, we find evidence for many of the same geological features found on Earth: canyons, volcanoes, lava flows, rift valleys, mountains, craters, and plains.

What is Venus’s highest and lowest average temperature? Venus’s highest average temperature is 477 degrees Celsius. Venus’s lowest average temperature is 462 degrees Celsius.

Does Venus have an atmosphere? What gases are present? Yes. The atmosphere of Venus is made up mainly of carbon dioxide, and thick clouds of sulfuric acid completely cover the planet.

How many moons does Venus have? Venus has zero moons.

Is Venus named after a roman or Greek god? All planets were named after roman’s and Greek gods except for earth.

How far away is Venus from the sun in astronomical units?

How long does it take Venus to orbit in days and years? It takes 224.7 days and zero years. Compare this to earth which takes 365.25 days to orbit the Sun.

How long does it take for to Venus to rotate? It takes 1 year, 243 days and zero hours.

What is the diameter, mass, and density of venus? Venus’s diameter is 7,520.8, and it’s mass is 4.867E+24, and it’s density is 5.24 g/cm³.

Interesting information that’s not included. In ancient times, Venus was often thought to be two different stars, the evening star and the morning star — that is, the ones that first appeared at sunset and sunrise. In Latin, they were respectively known as Vesper and Lucifer. In Christian times, Lucifer, or "light-bringer," became known as the name of Satan before his fall.