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  2. Planetary symbols - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the planetary symbols can be found in the attributes given to classical deities. The Roman planisphere of Bianchini (2nd century, currently in the Louvre, inv. Ma 540) [2] shows the seven planets represented by portraits of the seven corresponding gods, each a bust with a halo and an iconic object or dress, as follows: Mercury has a caduceus and a winged cap; Venus has a ...

  3. Warframe - Wikipedia

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    Warframe is a free-to-play action role-playing third-person shooter multiplayer online game developed and published by Digital Extremes.First released for Windows personal computers in March 2013, it was later ported to PlayStation 4 in November 2013, Xbox One in September 2014, Nintendo Switch in November 2018, PlayStation 5 in November 2020, Xbox Series X/S in April 2021 and iOS in February ...

  4. Terraforming of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The terraforming of Venus or the terraformation of Venus is the hypothetical process of engineering the global environment of the planet Venus in order to make it suitable for human habitation. [1] [2] [3] Adjustments to the existing environment of Venus to support human life would require at least three major changes to the planet's atmosphere ...

  5. In the Walls of Eryx - Wikipedia

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    The story, written in first-person narrative, describes an incident in which a prospector, working on the planet Venus for a mining company, becomes trapped in an invisible maze. The story is mainly in the form of a report written by a prospector, Kenton J, Stanfield.

  6. Extraterrestrial diamonds - Wikipedia

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    In the Solar System the rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are 70% to 90% silicates by mass. By contrast, stars with a high ratio of carbon to oxygen may be orbited by planets that are mostly carbides, with the most common material being silicon carbide. This has a higher thermal conductivity and a lower thermal expansivity than ...

  7. Atmosphere of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The atmosphere of Venus is the very dense layer of gases surrounding the planet Venus. Venus's atmosphere is composed of 96.5% carbon dioxide and 3.5% nitrogen , with other chemical compounds present only in trace amounts. [ 1 ]

  8. Venus - Wikipedia

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    Venus is the second planet from the Sun.It is a terrestrial planet and is the closest in mass and size to its orbital neighbour Earth.Venus has by far the densest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets, composed mostly of carbon dioxide with a thick, global sulfuric acid cloud cover.

  9. List of craters on Venus - Wikipedia

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    Lunar: 1,624 craters (31.2%) Venusian: 900 craters (17.3%) Mercurian: 397 craters (7.6%) Martian: 1,092 craters (21.0%) Others: 1,198 craters (23.0%) Distribution of named craters in the Solar System as of 2017. [a] This is a list of craters on Venus, named by the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. All craters on Venus are named after ...