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1. www.forbes.com › sites › jamiecartereuropeDid Venus Have Oceans? Earth-Like Past Revealed As 'Hot ...

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   Aug 14, 2019 · The work suggests that Venus may have had oceans whose “tidal brake” took 10-50 million years to slow down Venus to its current rotation state. Variables include the depth of the ocean and how...

2. science.nasa.gov › venus › venus-factsVenus Facts - Science@NASA

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   Venus is similar in structure and size to Earth, and is sometimes called Earth's evil twin. Its thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

3. science.nasa.gov › venusVenus - NASA Science

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   It’s the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus is a cloud-swaddled planet named for a love goddess, and often called Earth’s twin. But pull up a bit closer, and Venus turns hellish. Our nearest planetary neighbor, the second planet from the Sun, has a surface hot enough to melt lead.

4. science.nasa.gov › venus › explorationVenus: Exploration - Science@NASA

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   Nov 9, 2017 · Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI.

5. kids.nationalgeographic.com › mission-to-venusMission to Venus - Get facts about this planet

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   Fast Facts. LOCATION: Second rock from the sun. DISTANCE FROM THE SUN: 66,782,596 to 67,693,905 miles (107,477,000 to 108,939,000 kilometers) AVERAGE SURFACE TEMPERATURE: 867° F (462° C) LENGTH OF...

6. www.timeanddate.com › date › dateaddDate Calculator: Add to or Subtract From a Date - timeanddate.com

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   Countdown to Any Date – Create your own countdown. The Date Calculator adds or subtracts days, weeks, months and years from a given date.

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   How many spacecraft have visited Venus?

   • Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Why Return to Venus?

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   How many days is Venus a year?

   • • A Venus day is the equivalent of 243 Earth days, although a year is roughly 225 Earth days. • Venus rotates in the opposite direction—called retrograde rotation—of most planets. • Venus has more volcanoes (more than 1,600) than any other planet in the solar system. Most lie dormant. Get the facts on Venus, sometimes called Earth's twin.

   Mission to Venus - Get facts about this planet - National Geographic Kids

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   What does Venus tell us about our planet?

   • Though their approaches vary, the group agrees that Venus could tell us something vitally important about our planet: what happened to the superheated climate of our planetary twin, and what does it mean for life on Earth? Venus isn’t the closest planet to the Sun, but it is the hottest in our solar system.

   The Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth - NASA

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   How long does it take to see the Sun on Venus?

   • For another, because of the planet's extremely slow rotation, sunrise to sunset would take 117 Earth days. And by the way, the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east, because Venus spins backward compared to Earth. While you’re waiting, don’t expect any seasonal relief from the unrelenting temperatures.

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   What was the first spacecraft to visit Venus?

   • NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. A close-up of the head of the rover's remote sensing mast. The mast head contains the SuperCam instrument. (Its lens is in the large circular opening.)

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   How many missions have been launched to explore Venus?

   • More than 40 missions have been launched to explore Venus. Akatsuki is Japan's first mission to explore Venus. It launched in May 2010. Mariner 2 became the first successful mission to another planet when it flew by Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. Pioneer Venus 1 launched on May 20, 1978, and was the first American spacecraft to orbit Venus.

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8. www.nasa.gov › solar-system › the-return-to-venusThe Return to Venus and What It Means for Earth - NASA

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   Dec 11, 2019 · Though their approaches vary, the group agrees that Venus could tell us something vitally important about our planet: what happened to the superheated climate of our planetary twin, and what does it mean for life on Earth?