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Venus in known
to be covered in cloud, besides that, are there any other markings
seen or known to be on Venus? (Like there is a giant red spot on
Jupiter)?
HUSMITA, AGE 12, TORONTO, CANADA
Answer: It's very hard to find anything
on the surface of Venus because it is covered in cloud but using
radar we can see through it and find what lies beneath.
Aphrodite Terra on Venus |
We have discovered many features on the surface
of Venus like the bright region in the centre of the picture which
is one of two high mountainous areas called Aphrodite Terra.
With the technology of today could people live
on Venus or any other planet?
DEVEN, AGE 13, BATESVILLE, MS
Answer: We don't have the technology today
for people to live permanently on any other planet in our solar
system.
When we do eventually move to other planets, we
would either have to change its atmosphere or make our own enclosed
atmosphere but that has challenges of its own.
How many days on earth does it take for a year
on Venus to pass?
GRACE, AGE 9, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, USA
Answer: A year on Venus lasts for about
225 Earth days.
Did anything ever live on Mars or Venus if so,
what?
EVAN, CANADA
Answer: There is no evidence for life on
Venus but Mars is a different story. We have found very strong evidence
for biological activity on Mars and also for flowing liquid on Mars.
If life did exist there it would have been very
very simple life, more basic than bacteria we find on Earth.
What colour is Venus?
RINA, AGE 11, THORNHILL
Answer: When we look
at Venus through telescopes we can only see the tops of its clouds.
We cannot see the surface. It looks a grey/blue colour.
How do the greenhouse gases affect Venus?
RIANNA, AGE 12
Answer: The greenhouse
gasses on Venus stop heat from escaping. On Venus, incoming sunlight
passes through the atmosphere and heats up the ground.
The ground gets warm and then starts to warm up
the atmosphere next to it. Because of the greenhouse gasses, like
carbon dioxide and methane, the heat cannot escape and so it just
gets hotter and hotter.
The surface temperature on Venus is about 500
degrees.
How many hours does it take Venus to turn around?
LESLIE, AGE 9
Answer: The Earth
takes a little under 24 hours to turn around once. Venus is a lot
slower. It takes 2,802 hours to spin once
- that's a long day.
Is there life on Venus?
KIERRA GREEN, AGE 9
Answer: There is
no life on Venus that we know of. Any life
there would either by boiled alive, squashed or dissolved - not
a nice place to go to for your summer holidays!
How long would it take to get to Venus if you
could travel at the speed of light?
KC, AGE 13
Answer: The distance
between the Earth and Venus changes because the two planets move
around the Sun.
If we could travel at the speed of light (300,000km
per second) then if Venus is at its nearest to the Earth it would
take just over two minutes to get there.
When it is at its most distant point from the Earth
it will take a little over 14 minutes. What a great way to travel
that would be!
What are the materials that Venus is made up
of?
EZZA, AGE 13
Answer: Like the
Earth, Venus has a core that is thought to be made of iron with
some nickel. This is surrounded by a mantle and crust of the same
rocky materials found here on Earth.
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