In Depth | Venus – NASA Solar System Exploration
Venus is a landscape of valleys and high mountains dotted with thousands of volcanoes. Its surface features – most named for both real and mythical women – include Ishtar Terra, a rocky, highland area around the size of Australia near the north pole, and an even larger, South-America-sized region called Aphrodite Terra that stretches across ...
10 Need-to-Know Things About Venus - NASA Solar System …
Venus’ thick atmosphere traps heat creating a runaway greenhouse effect – making it the hottest planet in our solar system with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. The greenhouse effect makes Venus roughly 700°F (390°C) hotter than it would be without a greenhouse effect.
In Depth | Mars – NASA Solar System Exploration
The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars is one of Earth's two closest planetary neighbors (Venus is the other). Mars is one of the easiest planets to spot in the night sky – it looks like a bright red point of light.
In Depth | Earth – NASA Solar System Exploration
Like Mars and Venus, Earth has volcanoes, mountains, and valleys. Earth's lithosphere, which includes the crust (both continental and oceanic) and the upper mantle, is divided into huge plates that are constantly moving.
In Depth | Our Solar System – NASA Solar System Exploration
Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
In Depth | Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
There are hundreds of moons in our solar system – even asteroids have been found to have small companion moons. Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons at all, Earth has one and Mars has its two small moons.
Overview | Mars – NASA Solar System Exploration
Ten Things to Know About Mars. Pop Culture. Pop Culture. No other planet has captured our collective imagination quite like Mars. This view of rover tracks on Mars is part of the free destination poster set. Credit: NASA / Moore Boeck | › Full size poster and download options.
In Depth | Sun – NASA Solar System Exploration
Like all stars, our Sun will eventually run out of energy. When it starts to die, the Sun will expand into a red giant star, becoming so large that it will engulf Mercury and Venus, and possibly Earth as well.
Venus By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
May 16, 2024 · Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system.
Venus By the Numbers – NASA Solar System Exploration
Oct 24, 2024 · Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system.