14 FAQs about Venus (The Astronomy Cafe)

NASA/NSSDC Facts Sheet, Venus Data (NinePlanets)

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Beginner:

 

  1. What is the name of the valley on Venus that is the lowest point known?
  2. Where can I get photos of the Soviet Venera and Vega probes of Venus?
  3. How many moons orbit Venus?
  4. Can Venus be both an evening and a morning star on the same day?
  5. Can Venus be seen in the daytime with binoculars?
  6. What is the daytime nighttime temperature variation on Venus?
  7. Will humans ever be able to live on Venus?
  8. Can you see the disk of Venus with the naked eye?
  9. Why is the atmospheric pressure so high on Venus?
  10. Exactly what did-in the Soviet Venera spacecraft than landed on Venus?
  11. Who discovered Venus?
  12. Was 'Venus' named Lucifer after the Devil, or was the Devil named after Venus?

Intermediate:

  1. What are the two theories accounting for the surface of Venus?
  2. Why does Venus rotate backwards from the other planets?

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