Planet Venus is one of the planets of the solar system. Known as the brightest celestial body after the Sun and the Moon, what are some facts about the planet Venus?
According to the book Alam Semesta by the IPA KP Team, the planet Venus is the brightest celestial body after the Sun and the Moon. This is why Venus is nicknamed the morning star.
Venus is also known as the eastern star or the morning star because it appears in the east before sunrise. As well as the western star or evening star because it is also seen in the west after sunset.
You can see the eastern star and the western star in the morning and evening with the naked eye. Venus will be clearly visible as a star.
Planetary distance Venus with the Sun it is 108 million km, while the diameter of Venus is 12,102 km. To rotate, Venus takes 243 days and it takes 225 days to rotate around the Sun.
Slow rotation and always cloudy atmosphere
The rotation of Venus is known to be very slow. In fact, the time required for the rotation is greater than the revolution time.
In addition, Venus also has an always cloudy atmosphere, so it is difficult to know the nature of its surface. The atmosphere of Venus is made up of 96% carbon dioxide, 3.4% nitrogen, 0.1-0.5% water vapor, and the rest are other gases.
The surface temperature of Venus is also very hot. The hottest temperature recorded by Venus can reach 475 degrees centigrade. The very hot surface temperature of Venus causes the planet Venus to contain no water, so there is no life.
Aside from the above facts, Venus it also has six other unique facts. Can you see HEREfrom.
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