Venus

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Venus

• By Lydia Bass
• Teacher Ms. Hogans
• Date March 19, 2004

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Venus Introduction
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Venus...

• Venus, the jewel of the sky, was once known to
  astronomers as the morning and evening star.
• Early astronomers once thought that Venus was two
  separate planets.

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Venus..

• Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love
  and beauty.

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Venuss Atmosphere and Temperature

• Venus is scorched with a surface temperature of
  about 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The very high temperature is due to a runaway
  greenhouse effect caused by the heavy atmosphere
  of carbon dioxide.

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What Venus Really Looks Like

• Until recently, scientists had been wondering
  what the surface of Venus looks like now they do
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Venuss Surface

• Venuss surface is very young geographically
  speaking. It appears to have resurfaced 300 to
  500 million years ago.
• Venus is also scarred by numerous craters
  distributed randomly over its surface.

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Venus Conclusion

• All in all, Venus is known as a sister to Earth.