Venus is the second planet from the Sun with extreme surface temperatures averaging 463°C. It has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere, rotates backwards compared to Earth, and lacks moons. The Pioneer spacecraft launched in May 1978 arrived at Venus in December 1978 after traveling over 42 million kilometers from Earth.

1. PROJECT
PLANET: VENUS
VENUS
JORGE PONCE BEJARANO
CARMEN RODRÍGUEZ
DOMÍNGUEZ
CARLOS ROMERO HUELVA
MIGUEL ACOSTA MARAVER

2. 1. Namesake.- Goddess of love and beauty.
2. Symbol.- Venus hand mirror.
3. Distance from the Sun.- 108,200,000 kilometres.
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3. 4. From sun.- Second planet.
5. Distance from Earth.- 42,000,000 Kilometres.
6. Diameter.- 12,103 kilometres.
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Venus: 2nd

4. 7. Period of revolution.- 1 year
on Venus approximately 0.61 year
on Earth. One revolution around
Sun approximately 243 Earth days.
8. Rotation period.- About its axis:
Approximately 243 Earth days.
9. Moons How many?.- There aren’t any moons on
Venus.
10.Atmosphere.- Yes, There is.
Carbon dioxide 96 %,
Nitrogen 3% and
Other gases 1%
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5. 11.Temperature.-
Lowest: - 45.15ºC
Half: 463.85ºC
Highest: 499.85ºC
12.Composition.- Solid
13. Other interesting facts or special features.-
Volcanoes, craters and mountains.
14.Your weight on the planet compared to Earth: the
gravity of Earth is more than of Venus.
EARTH VENUS
JORGE: 62 Kg 56.15 Kg
CARMEN: 48 Kg 43.44 Kg
CARLOS: 41 Kg 37.1 Kg
MIGUEL: 51 Kg 46.16 Kg
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6. 15.Our age compared to Earth.
EARTH VENUS
JORGE: 12 years 20 years.
CARMEN: 13 years 21 years.
CARLOS: 12 years 20 years.
MIGUEL: 13 years 21 years.
16.How long will it take to reach this planet by spacecraft
from Earth?
MISSION SPACE LAUNCH ARRIVAL TO
VENUS
Pioneer May 20, 1978 December 4,
1978
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7. 15.Our age compared to Earth.
EARTH VENUS
JORGE: 12 years 20 years.
CARMEN: 13 years 21 years.
CARLOS: 12 years 20 years.
MIGUEL: 13 years 21 years.
16.How long will it take to reach this planet by spacecraft
from Earth?
MISSION SPACE LAUNCH ARRIVAL TO
VENUS
Pioneer May 20, 1978 December 4,
1978
Planet Exploration Data Collection Log