22 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT VENUS

Earth’s sister planet is an intriguing and mysterious world, with much more to it than meets the eye

Lee Cavendish

1 VENUS HAS A RICH HISTORY Studies of Venus can be traced back to the ancient Babylonians in 1600 BCE. They tracked the movement of several planets and stars. The oldest astronomical document on record is a Babylonian diary of Venus appearances over a 21-year period. Venus played a serious part in the mythology of ancient civilisations, including the Maya and Greeks. Its name comes from the Roman goddess of love and beauty. 2 THE PRESSURE’S ON Walking around on Venus would be an unbearable experience for astronauts for several reasons, but one of them is the extreme pressures on the surface. The atmosphere creates air pressure that’s over 90 times the air pressure on Earth, which is similar to the pressure around a kilometre (0.6 miles) deep in the…

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