Nicholas Janki AND Alexa Wescott Venus This is the rocky surface of Venus. Nicholas Janki AND Alexa Wescott
History Ancient people watched Venus for it’s beauty because Venus was a name of a person and the planet was named after a person. Venus got its name by Ancient Greek’s because an Aphrodite had a son named cupid.
Solar System Venus is the second planet away from the sun . Venus is 67 million miles away from the sun . It takes Venus 224.7 days to orbit around the sun . Venus rotates backwards and it rotates really slow.
Planet appearance Venus can appear white because of the clouds. If Earth had a twin it would be Venus. Venus has rocky gigantic volcanoes . Venus is piping hot . Venus has Sulfuric acid .
Exploration nn A man named Galileo Galilei was looking around on a telescope and found this planet IN 1610. In 1962 Mariner 2 flew by Venus. In 1970 Venra 7 (U.S.R.). In 1975 Venra 9 sent the first surface pictures.
Interesting Facts Venus’s surface can’t be seen from Earth. Venus is called Earth’s twin. I would weigh 68 pounds on Venus. Venus is 800 million years old.