General Characteristics
the goddess in which this planet is named after
Who is Venus?
element in which Venus' thick cloud covering is composed of
What is sulfuric acid?
surface temperature of Venus
What is 800 degrees Fahrenheit?
first person to view Venus through a telescope
Who is Galileo Galilei?
space probes to drop off landers and balloons on Venus
What are the two Vega probes?
ways in which Venus is similar to earth
What is size and mass?
the major gas of Venus' atmosphere
What is carbon dioxide?
Venus' distance from the sun
What is 66.88 million miles?
Venus gravity
What is 8.82 m/s2?
4.6 million years ago materials clumped together and the solar wind blew away the lighter materials leaving behind a rocky surface
What is Venus' formation?
number of planets away from the Sun
What is 2nd planet away from the Sun?
color of Venus with the unaided eye
What is yellowish-brown?
direction of Venus' rotation
What is clockwise?
how Venus's structures, such as craters and volcanoes, are named
What is named after women figures?
space probe that mapped most of Venus' surface
What is the Magellan space probe?
Venus' nickname
What is Earth's Sister planet?
elements of Venus' core
What is iron and nickle?
Venus rotation rate
What is 117 days?
composition of Venus' surface
What is siliceous rock?
first space probe to take a colored picture of Venus
What is Venera 13?
Venus' windspeed
What is 224 mph?
minor gas in Venus' atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
length of revolution
What is 225 days?
surface pressure in comparison to Earth's
What is 93 times Earth?
first United states probe to encounter Venus
What is Mariner 2?