Being Earth's sister planet, Venus can be greatly compared to it. They are similar in most aspects but Venus can be distinct from Earth by its atmosphere. Venus' atmosphere consist of carbon dioxide and a small percentage of nitrogen. Its atmospheric mass is 93 times of that of Earth and its atmospheric pressure is 92 times of that of on Earth's surface. Hence, Venus has an extremely dense atmosphere. The abundance of carbon dioxide and thick clouds of sulfur dioxide is responsible for the greatest greenhouse effect in the Solar System. It causes hot surfaces, even hotter than Mercury, and its minimum surface temperature of 735 K. This temperature does not vary or varies only little between day and night in Venus due to thermal inertia and
For my vacation, my family has chosen to go to Venus. This our first year traveling outside of earth so we chose a planet close. Venus is covered with a thick layer of sulfuric acid which will be a blast to land into but on the inside Venus is solid. Venus shines super bright and has orangish yellow tint. The overall look of Venus is dreary and the gas covers the area with a goldish hue and everything looks like gunmetal. Venus is VERY hot, it temperature reaches to about 870 degrees Fahrenheit! On top of the scorching heat the Atmospheric pressure is bone crushing and highly dense.Venus is about 0.72 light years away from the Sun and blank light years from Earth. Venus is very much like earth and not very much like earth. Venus is about the same size as earth
Throughout recorded history there had only been seven known objects in our solar system. These seven planets were the sun, the earth's moon, earth, and four other objects. Uranus had not been discovered as a planet but was categorized or labelled as a star by numerous people.
Venus, like Earth, once had a moon. Unlike Earth, however, Venus' moon was positioned closer, and instead of slowly drifting outwards, it moved in towards Venus until in began disintegrating into its atmosphere and literally rained down upon its surface. This bombardment causes catastrophic damage to Venus' crust and lithosphere, allowing for excess heat to radiate outwards. The force of the impacts created their own heat as well. As the moon drifted inward and disintegrated, Venus' rotation became slowed, weakening its magnetic field, adding further to the planet's rise in temperature, as it could not protect itself against the sun. Eventually, temperatures rose so high that the oceans evaporated along with other minerals, creating the thick smog that encases Venus today. This friction caused by this dense atmosphere slowed the planet further and even caused a reverse in rotation. During this period, Venus' magma was released to the surface, covering the damage of its fallen moon.
The atmosphere is so dense that it is the equivalent of being under the sea at about half a mile. Venus also has one of the strongest greenhouse effect of any planet in the solar system due to the large presence of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Venus' suface is then hotter than Mercury's surface. There is not much variation of the temperature on Venus depending on day and night because there is thermal inertia. Another contributing factor to the climate is that winds are very low. The clouds are also capable of producing lightning. There also is an ozone layer in the atmosphere of
Despite the fact that Venus has volcanoes and lava on the surface, no changes in temperature have been documented. Venus is 67.24 million miles away from the sun,is the second planet from the sun,
An interesting fact about Venus is that it has a dense layer of cloud in its atmosphere. This coverage allows only 41% of the sunlight reaches the surface. Another interesting fact is that Venus could have a relatively
Venus' atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, with small traces of other elements and compounds spread throughout. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is made up of Carbon Dioxide -- this traps heat and energy on Venus and keeps it there. Above this layer lies sulfuric acid, which repels sunlight (this is why Venus is the 3rd brightest object in the sky), and helps trap the heat already on Venus. Because of this greenhouse-type atmosphere, Venus is an extremely hot planet -- the hottest in our solar system. Although being twice as far from the Sun than Mercury, Venus can reach 870 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas Mercury can only reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit, due to the lack of an atmosphere like
The atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense because it consists mainly of carbon dioxide and a small amount of nitrôgenio.A surface of Venus is effectively isothermal it maintains a constant temperature not only between day and night but also at the equator and the poles.
The size and density of Venus are very similar to the Earth, but, unlike this, has a very dense atmosphere, which is composed of carbon dioxide and thick clouds of up to 15km in thickness formed by droplets of sulfuric acid. Due to the thick layer of clouds, Venus is the planet of the solar system with the higher surface temperature.
Venus is like the planet of hell. It has acid clouds and volcanoes. It is a nice 900 *F. The air is filled with foul and corrosive sulfur. This planet has water but not a lot of it.
Venus has a very thick atmosphere a hundred times thicker than earth's. It is made up of almost entirely carbon dioxide. The atmosphere is protected with a very thick cloud cover, much of it is sulfur dioxide clouds. Earth's atmosphere is unique and made up of mainly nitrogen and oxygen. The reason that we have so much of those two gases and pick up oxygen is actually due to life on earth. Also, it is the only planet that has an ozone layer that blocks harmful UV radiation. Mars does have an atmosphere, although it's close to a hundred times thinner than earth's. In the case of mars it's so thin that there is not really much going on. There are occasional dust storms, it actually engulfs the entire planet. One other very important difference
Venus has been known as Earth’s “sister planet” due to the similarities they share. Although Venus has a surface temperature hot enough to melt lead, the atmosphere is dense enough to allow dirigible airships, filled with breathable air from Earth, to float in Venus’s atmosphere at 31 miles above the surface. According to NASA,
Unlike our atmosphere, Venus is a little different. It has a “greenhouse effect” that turns any living thing straight into ash. “Earth has hosted plate tectonics and a global magnetic field for billions of years, sustaining water oceans and allowing life to flourish. A thick atmosphere chiefly composed of carbon dioxide, in contrast, drives a greenhouse effect on Venus that would instantly reduce any terrestrial organism to ash.”-(O'Rourke, Joseph Ghilarducci). “Globally, more than 80 percent of the surface deviates less than 1 km (0.6 mile) from the mean radius. At several locations on the plains are broad, gently sloping topographic depressions, or lowlands, that may reach several thousand kilometres across; they include Atalanta Planitia,
Venus' atmosphere is approximately 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5% nitrogen, with traces of elements and compounds such as carbon monoxide and helium. Its atmospheric pressure, therefore, is 90 times heavier than that of Earth's. Near the surface of Venus is a thick layer of carbon dioxide, and above that are layers of clouds of sulfuric acid. These clouds of sulfuric acid are highly reflective and reflect more than 90% of the sunlight that hits Venus, and this means that Venus is one of the brightest objects in the sky, behind the Sun and the Moon. These clouds, and Venus' atmosphere have also contributed to a 'runaway greenhouse effect' on Venus, causing its climate to be permanently changed. Theories suggest that Venus once had a climate similar
Venus, aptly named after the Roman goddess of beauty, shines in our night sky. This is due to the interesting nature of Venus's atmosphere. Though it has some of the same elements as Earth's atmosphere, Venus's is very different. It boasts roughly 96% carbon dioxide and roughly 3% nitrogen. CO2 is very important for any organisms on planets but the CO2 on Venus reveals something very different. The greenhouse effect that muggle scientists believe is happening to Earth right now may have happened to Venus a long time ago. After all Venus and Earth are sister planets, alike in many aspects. The reason that Venus shines so brightly in the night sky is the clouds of sulfuric acid that hover over the layer of CO2 on Venus. The clouds reflect as