Questions regarding the planet Venus, the second planet from the Sun.
Questions tagged [venus]
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Is Venus' north towards Earth's south
Is Venus upside down? Does its north point in the same direction as Earth's south? (roughly) Or does it just spin clockwise and its north points towards Earth's north? (also roughly) It seems that the right-hand rule would point Venus north in the…
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How fast does Venus move as seen from the earth?
So last night I was about to sleep with the window in front of me. there was a 3 inch gap between the curtains that let me see a small portion of the sky. I could see something magnificently bright in the sky that couldn't be anything but Venus. So…
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Why can't ptolemaic Venus be fully lit?
In wikipedia's article on the phases of Venus it says:
The Ptolemaic system would never allow Venus to be fully lit from the perspective of the Earth, as this would require it to be on the far side of the Sun, which is impossible if Venus's orbit…
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Do we see planet venus everyday?
Do we see planet Venus every day? (Just before sun sets or Just after sun sets) throughout year? or some days we don't see it?
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Why does Venus spin so slowly?
From my research it doesn't appear to be from tidal locking with the sun.
Is there somewhere I can start reading about the probable causes?
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If the Earth was in Venus's orbit, would it be habitable?
If the Earth as-is were moved to Venus's orbit (and Venus removed), would the Earth remain habitable, would it eventually turn into what Venus currently is, or would it turn into something else?
I'm mainly wondering which characteristics of Venus…
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Planets sidereal periods
When was Mars 686 , Venus 224 and Mercury 87 days sidereal period was discovered , was it discovered by the ancients or after Copernicus
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Can young surface of Venus be caused by early oceans instead of global resurface event?
There is evidence of a global resurface event on Venus: the craters are young and evenly distributed.
Is it possible that there is another reason: Venus had a very deep ocean in the past, and that hindered formation of craters on the young…
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