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Page 1: Galileo was the first to observe Venus in 1610. Venus was named after the Greek god Aphrodite which in roman translates to Venus. Ancient Egyptians thought.
Page 2: Galileo was the first to observe Venus in 1610. Venus was named after the Greek god Aphrodite which in roman translates to Venus. Ancient Egyptians thought.

• Galileo was the first to observe Venus in 1610.

• Venus was named after the Greek god Aphrodite which in roman translates to Venus.

• Ancient Egyptians thought that Venus was two different stars, a morning star and an evening star.

• This thought was carried on with the Greeks as well, but a

mathematician, named Pythagoras, was the first to notice that these two stars were the same thing, Venus

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• It takes 243 days for Venus to make one whole rotation.

• On its axis, it spins backwards.

• Because of this, it’s days are longer than its years.

• the orbit of Venus is the most circular in the solar system, therefore a year is only 223 days.

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• Venus is 108 million kilometers from the sun.

• Venus is 223 million kilometers away from Earth.

• Venus is 12,100 kilometers wide.

• Venus’s density is 5.204 per cubic centimeter.

• Venus is a terrestrial planet.

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Venus is often referred to as Earths twin, it has the same size mass gravity and overall composition.

Venus has a core of metal, a liquid mantel of rock, and an outer crust of solid rock.

The atmosphere is made up of mostly acid and carbon dioxide that covers the entire planet.

Know any other planets like that

The sky of Venus.

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VENUS HAS NO MOONS.

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• Venus is a harsh planet with a thick layer of Co2 in its atmosphere.

• It is thought that Venus had oceans that used to be big as those on Earth,

• it also has volcanoes and craters

• Its dense cloud is made out of its oxygen rich, very dense, water saturated atmosphere, which makes it hard to penetrate and study the planet.

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• If we introduced algae to the planet it might become livable.

• You would still die because the air is toxic

• And then the atmosphere would crush you.

• And you would die of heat because it is the second planet closest to the sun.

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• Life on this planet would probably have to be plants or algae or other living organisms that could survive the harsh conditions.

• Life on the planet would be nearly impossible.

• Temperatures are to high, unstable atmosphere, no air to breath.