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Venus

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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VENUS

THE SECOND PLANET, BY KELLY AND KIMBERLY
Photo by luc.viatour
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BASIC FACTS

  • Rocky planet
  • No moons, no rings
  • Spins "backwards"
Photo by Cestomano
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HOTTEST PLANET

  • Temperatures reach 870° F
  • Potassium- Melts at 146°
  • Sodium- Melts at 208°
  • Tin- Melts at 450°
  • Lead- Melts at 621°
Photo by ecstaticist
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WHY SO HOT?

  • Solar winds stripped away water
  • Atmosphere mostly acidic gasses
  • High amounts if carbon dioxide
  • High rotation speed
  • Prevented iron core from expanding
Photo by Luz Adriana Villa A.
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SIMILAR TO EARTH

  • Venus and Earth often called twins
  • Size, density, mass, and composition similar
  • The similarities end there
Photo by Lunar and Planetary Institute
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DIFFERENCES

  • Temperature
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Atmosphere composition
Photo by kevin dooley

Kelly Smith