VENUS

= V E N U S  =

__**Q.1 What year did the Soviet Union send a spacecraft to Venus?**__

 * // A.The Soviet Union sent a spacecraft to Venus in 1975. //**

__**Q.2 What were the spacecraft called that the Soviet Union sent?**__

 * //A. The spacecraft was called Venera 9 and 10.// **

__**Q.3 How many moons does Venus have?**__

 * //A.Venus has no moons.// **

__**Q.4 Venus is named after a Roman goddess which one?**__

 * //A.Venus is named after the Roman godess of love and beauty.// **

__**Q.5 How long does it take to orbit around the sun?**__

 * //A.It takes Venus 262 days to orbit the Sun.// **

__**Q.6 How far is the planet from the Sun?**__

 * //A.This planet, Venus, is 67 million miles from the Sun, it is the 2nd planet from the Sun.// **

__//**Q.7 How hot can it get in Venus?**//__
__**//venus.jpg//**__ //This is a picture of the planet Venus. It somehow looks like the Sun with its amazing orange,red,and yellow// //colors.These amazing colors of Venus make people's eyes widen and then say Wow!//
 * //A.Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, even hotter than Mercury which is the closest to the Sun.It can get as hot as about 860 Fahrenhiet(460 Celsius).// **

//This shows that Venus has phases like the Moon.//


 * [|venuscloud2.jpg] **



//Venus is also known as the twin sister of Earth.The only difference is that Venus is a little bigger by inches than Earth.//
 * [|Venus‑and‑Earth.jpg]**