Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Venus

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Planet Order: 7
Distance from the Sun: million of km
Mass: 4,869x1024 kg
Diameter: 12,104 km
Rotation: 243 days
Revolution: 224,7 days
# of Moons: 0
Terrestrial:
Planet description (what is it like on this planet?):

  • similar to earth in size and mass
  • thick atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide
  • droplets of sulfuric acid in atmosphere give clouds yellowish color 
  • surface has craters, faultlike cracks, and volcanoes
  • greenhouse effect causes surface temperatures of 450 c to 47 c
  • has no moons 

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