Guide to Space
Venus Period of Rotation
The period of rotation for Venus is 243 days. In other words, Venus takes 243 days to turn once on…
Does Venus Have Seasons?
[/caption] Venus is similar to Earth in size, mass, density to Earth. In many ways it's Earth's twin planets. Of…
Origin of Venus
[/caption] Where did the planet Venus come from? What's the origin of Venus. Actually, Venus and the rest of the…
Closest Planet to Venus
[/caption] What planet gets closest to Venus? It actually depends on where the planets are in their orbits; but you…
Clouds on Venus
The clouds of Venus are its defining characteristic. We can see the surface of Mars and Mercury, but the surface…
Venus Number of Moons
[/caption] Earth has the Moon, Jupiter has more than 50 moons, even Pluto has 3 moons. So what about Venus?…
Albedo of Venus
[/caption] The bond albedo of Venus is 0.75. Albedo is a measurement of the reflectivity of an object. A theoretically…
Winds on Venus
[/caption] Seen from Earth, Venus is a featureless ball; even the most powerful Earth-based telescope shows only clouds and more…
Earth’s Twin
[/caption] Scientists call Venus Earth's twin planet and for good reason. Our two planets are similar in size, mass, density,…
Characteristics of Venus
[/caption] Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and considered in many ways to be a twin planet of…