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Craters and volcanic calderas, called "paterae", on Venus are named for notable, actual women. Indeed, all features on Venus are named for women, with only three exceptions. They are Maxwell Montes, named years ago for early radar pioneer James Maxwell, and Alpha Regio and Beta Regio.

What are the main features of Venus?

The planet is a little smaller than Earth, and is similar to Earth inside. We can't see the surface of Venus from Earth, because it is covered with thick clouds. However, space missions to Venus have shown us that its surface is covered with craters, volcanoes, mountains, and big lava plains.

What are 3 features of Venus?

Structure and Surface

• Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
• Venus is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky.
• Venus has a thick atmosphere. It traps heat and makes Venus very hot.
• Venus has an active surface, including volcanoes!
• Venus spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets.

What are Venus names?

Like the planet Mercury, Venus was known in ancient Greece by two different names—Phosphorus (see Lucifer) when it appeared as a morning star and Hesperus when it appeared as an evening star.

How are valleys named on Venus?

Valles. Cytherean valleys are called by the Latin term valles, and are named after river goddesses or after words for the planet Venus (including terms for the morning star or evening star specifically) in various languages.

What are 5 facts about Venus?

Early closure

• A day on Venus is longer than a year. …
• Venus is hotter than Mercury – despite being further away from the Sun. …
• Unlike the other planets in our solar system, Venus spins clockwise on its axis. …
• Venus is the second brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.

How was Venus named?

Venus, the third brightest object after the Sun and Moon, was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It's the only planet named after a female god.

Is Venus a girl or boy?

girl’s Venus as a girl's name is of Latin origin for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus is the equivalent to the Greek Aphrodite.

How rare is the name Venus?

Venus Name Popularity

What Venus looks like?

From space, Venus is bright white because it is covered with clouds that reflect and scatter sunlight. At the surface, the rocks are different shades of grey, like rocks on Earth, but the thick atmosphere filters the sunlight so that everything would look orange if you were standing on Venus.