VENUS Made by Jimmy Jordan Kody Walker Kyle Schofield Logan Phillips Jenna Bezanson
Important Information Diameter=12,103 km Earth=12,756 km 243 days to rotate around sun Brightest object in the sky except for sun and the moon temperature ranges from +850ºF to -135ºF Elements: 96% carbon dioxide 3.5% nitrogen less than .5% other gases traces of oxygen (0.01%)
Discoverer William Herschel was one of the first astronomers to see cloud patterns on Venus, also known for discovering Uranus
Info about the planet Lots of big volcanoes Impact craters are made by meteorites crashing on the planet. Igneous rocks form when lava cools The crust of Venus is 20 miles thick
Life on Venus?? Venus is inhabitable meaning no one can live there. It is the most deadly planet in the solar system Atmosphere is so thick Its not too hot not too cold,its just the atmosphere that’s so deadly
Early History When first discovered, when astronomers looked at Venus from a telescope they saw that the planet had small little oceans that was just a myth because any evidence of oceans were destroyed by lava floods all over the planet . But over time the planet was choked and dried and became how it is now
Getting to Venus 67.2 million miles from the sun In a car going 65 miles per hour it would take 45.3 years to reach Venus
http://interactive.colum.edu/students/mLunkes/5/venus/history.html http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/learn/planets/venus/distance.ssi