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{{Sidebar planet | {{Sidebar planet | ||
| Name=Venus | | Name= Venus | ||
| AffiliationImage= Venus (planet).png | | AffiliationImage= Venus (planet).png | ||
| Designation=Sol II | | Designation= Sol II | ||
| Affiliation=unaligned | | Affiliation=unaligned | ||
| Location=[[Sol]] | | Location= [[Sol]] | ||
| Sector= | | Sector= [[Sector 001]] | ||
| Quadrant= | | Quadrant= Alpha / Beta | ||
| World Status=Non-Resource | | World Status= Non-Resource | ||
| Distance=0.72 | | Distance= 0.72 | ||
| Orbit=2 | | Orbit= 2 | ||
| Orbital Zone= | | Orbital Zone= green | ||
| Orbital Duration=0.62 | | Orbital Duration= 0.62 yrs (224.7 days) | ||
| Class=[[SFC:PC|N]] | | Class= [[SFC:PC|N]] | ||
| Rotation Duration= | | Rotation Duration= 0.67 yrs (243.0 days) | ||
| Satellites=0 | | Satellites= 0 | ||
| Atmospheric Density=Very Dense | | Atmospheric Density= Very Dense | ||
| Gravity=0.904 | | Gravity= 0.904 g | ||
| Diameter= 0.95 | | Diameter= 0.95 d | ||
| Surface Area= 0.9 | | Surface Area= 0.9 | ||
| Water Area= 0 | | Water Area= 0 | ||
| Landmasses= Many small continents with many island chains | | Landmasses= Many small continents with many island chains | ||
| Tectonic Activity=none | | Tectonic Activity= none | ||
| Volcanic Activity=none | | Volcanic Activity= none | ||
| Temperature Ranges= High/Low/Avg (in Celsius) | | Temperature Ranges= High/Low/Avg (in Celsius) | ||
| Polar Zone= -16.7 / -32.8 / -25.6 | | Polar Zone= -16.7 / -32.8 / -25.6 | ||
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| Gem Stones= N/A | | Gem Stones= N/A | ||
| Industrial Crystals= N/A | | Industrial Crystals= N/A | ||
| Population Capacity=Uninhabitable | | Population Capacity= Uninhabitable | ||
| Dominant Lifeform= N/A | | Dominant Lifeform= N/A | ||
| Global Population= | | Global Population= | ||
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==Astronomical Data== | ==Astronomical Data== | ||
===Names=== | ===Names=== | ||
*Sol II | * Sol II, Venus, Shukra | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Venus was known in the Hindu Jyotisha since early times as the planet Shukra. In the West, before the advent of the telescope, Venus was known only as a 'wandering star'. Several cultures historically held its appearances as a morning and evening star to be those of two separate bodies. Pythagoras is usually credited with recognizing in the sixth century BC that the morning and evening stars were a single body, though he thought that Venus orbited the Earth. When Galileo first observed the planet in the early 17th century, he found that it showed phases like [[Luna]]'s, varying from crescent to gibbous to full and vice versa. This could be possible only if Venus orbited [[Sol]], and this was among the first observations to clearly contradict the Ptolemaic geocentric model that the solar system was concentric and centered on the [[Earth]]. | Venus was known in the Hindu ''Jyotisha'' since early times as the planet Shukra. In the West, before the advent of the telescope, Venus was known only as a 'wandering star'. Several cultures historically held its appearances as a morning and evening star to be those of two separate bodies. Pythagoras is usually credited with recognizing in the sixth century BC that the morning and evening stars were a single body, though he thought that Venus orbited the Earth. When Galileo first observed the planet in the early 17th century, he found that it showed phases like [[Luna]]'s, varying from crescent to gibbous to full and vice versa. This could be possible only if Venus orbited [[Sol]], and this was among the first observations to clearly contradict the Ptolemaic geocentric model that the solar system was concentric and centered on the [[Earth]]. | ||
Venus's atmosphere was discovered as early as 1790 by Johann Schröter. Schröter found that when the planet was a thin crescent, the cusps extended through more than 180°. He correctly surmised that this was due to scattering of sunlight in a dense atmosphere. Later, Chester Smith Lyman observed a complete ring around the dark side of the planet when it was at inferior conjunction, providing further evidence for an atmosphere. | Venus's atmosphere was discovered as early as 1790 by Johann Schröter. Schröter found that when the planet was a thin crescent, the cusps extended through more than 180°. He correctly surmised that this was due to scattering of sunlight in a dense atmosphere. Later, Chester Smith Lyman observed a complete ring around the dark side of the planet when it was at inferior conjunction, providing further evidence for an atmosphere. | ||
==Important Locations== | ==Important Locations== | ||
*None | * None | ||
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{{SolIntrasystem}} | {{SolIntrasystem}} | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | |||
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Revision as of 17:24, 28 May 2020
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| Venus | |
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| Political Specifications | |
| Designation | Sol II |
| Affiliation | unaligned |
| Location | Sol |
| Sector | Sector 001 |
| Quadrant | Alpha / Beta |
| World Status | Non-Resource |
| Orbital Characteristics | |
| Distance (AUs) | 0.72 |
| Orbit | 2 |
| Orbital Zone | green |
| Orbital Duration | 0.62 yrs (224.7 days) |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Class | N |
| Rotation Duration | 0.67 yrs (243.0 days) |
| Satellites | 0 |
| Atmospheric Density | Very Dense |
| Gravity (g) | 0.904 g |
| Diameter (d) | 0.95 d |
| Surface Area (a2) | 0.9 |
| Water Area (%) | 0 |
| Landmasses | Many small continents with many island chains |
| Tectonic Activity | none |
| Volcanic Activity | none |
| Temperature Ranges | High/Low/Avg (in Celsius) |
| - Polar Zone | -16.7 / -32.8 / -25.6 |
| - Temperate Zone | 17.2 / 5.0 / 9.4 |
| - Tropical Zone | 37.8 / 23.3 / 32.8 |
| - Equatorial Zone | 53.9 / 37.8 / 46.7 |
| Resource Availability | Not Abundant (Unsurveyed) |
| - Normal Metals | N/A |
| - Special Metals | N/A |
| - Radioactives | N/A |
| - Gem Stones | N/A |
| - Industrial Crystals | N/A |
| Population Data | |
| Population Capacity | Uninhabitable |
| Dominant Lifeform | N/A |
Astronomical Data
Names
- Sol II, Venus, Shukra
History
Venus was known in the Hindu Jyotisha since early times as the planet Shukra. In the West, before the advent of the telescope, Venus was known only as a 'wandering star'. Several cultures historically held its appearances as a morning and evening star to be those of two separate bodies. Pythagoras is usually credited with recognizing in the sixth century BC that the morning and evening stars were a single body, though he thought that Venus orbited the Earth. When Galileo first observed the planet in the early 17th century, he found that it showed phases like Luna's, varying from crescent to gibbous to full and vice versa. This could be possible only if Venus orbited Sol, and this was among the first observations to clearly contradict the Ptolemaic geocentric model that the solar system was concentric and centered on the Earth.
Venus's atmosphere was discovered as early as 1790 by Johann Schröter. Schröter found that when the planet was a thin crescent, the cusps extended through more than 180°. He correctly surmised that this was due to scattering of sunlight in a dense atmosphere. Later, Chester Smith Lyman observed a complete ring around the dark side of the planet when it was at inferior conjunction, providing further evidence for an atmosphere.
Important Locations
- None
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