02 Venus -Godes of Love or Demon of Hell
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Venus Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. So it’s not surprising that it has attracted the attention of everyone since antiquity.
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Venus as we know it is the brightest object in the sky after moon. It was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Ancients considered it to be a beautiful place. Venus was worshiped by the Romans and Greeks. Now we know that it's not so. Recent explorations tell a different story. Let's explore it.
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Venus
Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. So it’s not surprising that it has attracted the attention of everyone since antiquity.
Part 1- As Ancients viewed it
Many myth were associated by the ancients with it. It was named after the Roman goddess of “love, sex and beauty”.
Part 2 – Exploring Venus
Photo credit: NASA
This picture was captured by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft. It shows the entire surface of the planet, imaged by the spacecraft’s radar instrument, which can penetrate the thick clouds to reveal the surface below. Magellan was launched from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Atlantis in May 1989, and arrived at Venus on August 10, 1990. It orbited the planet for 4 years before plunging to the surface.
Venera 7
Venera 7
Part3 – Landing on Venus
Eistla region of Venus containing volacanoes and impact craters. The photograph was taken by Magellan spacecraft. (Credit NASA)
On 5 June 2012, Venus crossed the face of the sun - as seen from Earth. These transits are rare - they occur in pairs and only very century or so. The last transit was in 2004. The next one will be in 2117. (Photo credit: NASA)
