VENUS

VENUS IS THE SECOND NEAREST PLANET TO THE SUN. IT IS ALSO KNOWN

FOR MANY NAMES LIKE EARTH TWIN’S , MORNING STAR , EVENING
STAR . IT IS THE BRIGHTEST HEAVENLY BODY . IT IS THE CLOSEST
PLANET TO THE EARTH AND SLIGHTLT SMALLER THAN EARTH (500
km less in diameter)

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Mercury
Earth
Uranus

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Venus is named after the Roman goddess of
love and beauty.
A long time ago, Venus was thought to be two
different stars called the ‘morning star’, as it
sometimes appears in the sky before sunrise,
and the ‘evening star’ because it appears in
the night sky.
Venus is easily seen in the night sky. It is the brightest object in the sky

apart from the Sun and the Moon.

The Hottest Planet
EARTH’S TWIN
CAN HUMANS SURVIVE THERE ?
 WHY VENUS IS SO SPECIAL ?
1. A day on Venus is longer than a year – Slowest
Rotation in Solar system.

2. Venus is hotter than Mercury – despite being further

away from the Sun.

3. Unlike the other planets in our solar system, Venus

spins clockwise on its axis (East to West).

4. Venus is the second brightest natural object in the

night sky after the Moon.
 SOURCES
 PNG images : https://www.pngwing.com/

 Planets : https://www.twinkl.co.in/
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 NASA