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  2. Venus - Wikipedia

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    These three features are now the only ones on Venus that do not have female names. [48] First view and first clear 180-degree panorama of Venus's surface as well as any other planet than Earth (1975, Soviet Venera 9 lander). Black-and-white image of barren, black, slate-like rocks against a flat sky. The ground and the probe are the focus.

  3. Observations and explorations of Venus - Wikipedia

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    Observations of the planet Venus include those in antiquity, telescopic observations, and from visiting spacecraft. Spacecraft have performed various flybys, orbits, and landings on Venus, including balloon probes that floated in the atmosphere of Venus. Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close proximity to the Earth, compared to ...

  4. List of geological features on Venus - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" due to their similar size, gravity, and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth). The surface of Venus is covered by a dense atmosphere and presents clear evidence of former violent volcanic activity.

  5. Venus Will Shine Like a Bright Christmas Star in Tonight's ...

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    Throughout December, Venus will move higher and higher in the night sky, setting several hours after the sun. Because of how bright Venus will appear, some are referring to it as this year's ...

  6. Outline of Venus - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venus: . Venus – second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.

  7. List of conjunctions (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Planet Angle distance Planet Elongation to Sun January 17, 2006 02:23:03 Mercury 7°53'south of Venus 6.5° West February 1, 2006 12:13:51 Mercury 1°57' north of Neptune 4.5° East February 14, 2006 15:40:57 Mercury 2' north of Uranus 14.1° East March 26, 2006 21:02:41 Venus 1°52' north of Neptune 46.5° West April 18, 2006 12:27:31 Venus

  8. Did Venus ever have oceans? Scientists have an answer - AOL

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    Venus is the second planet from the sun, and Earth the third. "Two very different histories of water on Venus have been proposed: one where Venus had a temperate climate for billions of years ...

  9. Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's clouds - AOL

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    After three astronomers met in a bar in Hawaii, they decided to look that way at the closest planet to Earth: Venus. They searched for phosphine, which is three hydrogen atoms and a phosphorous atom.