Dawnie+Venus

=  __** Venus **__  = Venus was named for the Roma goddess of love and beauty. Venus is one of the 4 rock planets in the Solar System and the 2nd from the Sun. It lies 31 million miles from Mercury, the closest from the Sun. Venus is 108 200 000 kilometres from the Sun on average (67 190 000 miles). The closest distance is 42 million kilometres (26 million miles) ,and the furthest is 257 million kilometres (160 million miles). Normally we refer to size in diameter and mass. The diameter is usually measured at the equator. Venus' diameter is __12 103 km (7 520 miles).__ Its mass is __4,869,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg __ Like all planets in the Solar System, Venus travels around the Sun along a path called an orbit. An orbit is a curved path of an object travelling around a larger heavenly body. Although Venus' distance from the Sun mostly stays the same, the distance from Earth is constantly changing. This is because the time for Venus to make one orbit is 225 days, while Earth takes 365 days. Therefore, Venus orbits the Sun faster, (also because because it is closer) than Earth. Venus is widely known as the Earth's 'sister' planet or 'twin'. It is ralatively close to Earth, and is often seen in the night sky during sunset or sunrise. Although Venus is regarded as our twin, it is only so, because of its composition, size, and gravity. But what is Venus really like? Venus is actually quite different from Earth: media type="youtube" key="MASaBVBd3VU?fs=1" height="345" width="432"

How do Earth and Venus differ? How are they the same? * Surface temperature has approached 900 Degrees F, hot enough to melt land. Atmosphere is full of Carbon Dioxide, which we cannot breathe. Venus' atmosphere has more acid per cubic centimetre than a car battery! We cannot survive with all this acid flowing into our body!
 * Earth || Similarities || Venus ||
 * * Mainly made of water, vapour, nitrogen, carbon & oxygen || * One of the inner 4 planets || * VERY DENSE ||
 * *  365 days to orbit the Sun || 
 * Similar in composition || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Only planet that spins backwards ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">One moon || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Similar in size || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">No moons ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">A single day lasts 224 Earth days! || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Similar in gravity force || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Cannot support life * ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Earth's clouds are made of water drops ||  || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Venusian clouds contain sulphuric acid ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 70% made up of water ||  || * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Being so close to the Sun, all the water has evaporated ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Cool site: [] (NASA - Venus)



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Venus is ralatively close to the Earth, in fact it is the __closest__ planet to the Earth. During sunrise or sunset, Venus can often be seen in the night sky next to the Sun. From Earth, is sometimes mistaken as a star.