GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Venus has two moons.
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On Venus, a day is longer than a year.
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Venus is the fourth planet from the sun.
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The atmosphere of Venus is capable of supporting life
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Detailed explanation-1: -Venus rotates very slowly on its axis – one day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days. The planet orbits the Sun faster than Earth, however, so one year on Venus takes only about 225 Earth days, making a Venusian day longer than its year!
Detailed explanation-2: -Orbit and Rotation For one thing, your “day” would be 243 Earth days long – longer even than a Venus year (one trip around the Sun), which takes only 225 Earth days. For another, because of the planet’s extremely slow rotation, sunrise to sunset would take 117 Earth days.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Venus the solar day is a little less than half of the sidereal day i.e. 116 and ¾ Earth days (116d 18h). This means a little more than 2 complete solar days in one sidereal day! Venusian days and nights last almost 2 terrestrial months (58d 9h).