4. What are some of its geological
traits?
• Venus is a planet with striking surface
characteristics. Most of what is known
about its surface stems from radar
observations, mainly images sent by the
Magellan probe between August 16, 1990
and the end of its sixth orbital cycle in
September 1994. Ninety-eight per cent of
the planet's surface was mapped, 22% of
it in three-dimensional stereoscopic
images.
5. How many moons and rings
does Venus have
– How many moons does it have? What are
their names?
– How many rings does it have? What are they
made up of?
9. – What satellites have been sent to the planet?
Probes? Or how do scientists study the
planet?
Editor's Notes
The atmosphere of Venus is very hot and thick. You would not survive a visit to the surface of the planet - you couldn't breathe the air, you would be crushed on by the enormous weight of the atmosphere, and you would burn up in surface temperatures high enough to melt lead.
