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This probe flew within 35,000 kilometers of the surface of Venus and transmitted to Earth information about its temperature in 1962
What is the Mariner 2
100
Venus's atmosphere consists mainly of this gas
What is carbon dioxide
100
Of the planets, Venus is the most circular or this word
What is round
100
Venus has types of this landform that are higher than Earth's
What are mountains
100
Venus rotates from _____ to _____
What is east to west
200
In 1982, this space probe transmitted the first color picture from Venus's surface
What is the Venera 13
200
Venus has clouds made of this
What is sulfuric acid
200
Venus isn't a gas giant but is ______
What is rocky
200
Venus has two large highland areas, this one is about the size of Australia
What is Ishtar Terra
200
There are more of these landforms on Venus, than on any other planet.
What are volcanoes
300
This probe was able to map the surface of Venus and discover that Venus's surface is covered with rock
What is the Magellan
300
Iron makes up this part of the structure of Venus
What is the core
300
The period of _____ for Venus in Earth days, is 224.7
What is revolution
300
The other highland area is named this, and is about the size of South America
What is Aphrodite Terra
300
This type of field is not detectable on Venus
What is a magnetic field
400
in 1970, this probe landed on Venus's surface and sent data back
What is the Venera 7
400
To see the actual surface of Venus, you need to use this tool
What is a radar
400
Ultraviolet _____ is absorbed or reflected in areas that are transient dark and have bright stripes under ultraviolet examination
What is radiation
400
Features on Venus are named after these types of people
What are female figures
400
Venus is named after this Babylonian goddess of love and beauty
Who is Ishtar
500
The Venus Express helped scientists know how these form and change
What are clouds
500
This process in Venus's atmosphere traps heat.
What is the greenhouse effect
500
This period of time is greater than it takes Venus to revolve around the sun.
What is rotation
500
Like Earth's moon, Venus has these features on the surface
What are craters
500
0.72 is Venus's distance from the sun or _____
What are astronomical units