Friday Fun Facts About Venus

If we were to expand our universe and colonize another planet Venus might be a strong consideration.

It’s gravity is close to earth but we’d have to live in some kind of floating cites because of the hostile surface environment.

Here are a few facts that might make a future home on Venus more inviting.

Fun Facts About Venus

You might live longer on Venus a day is longer than their year.
Venus is often referred to as Earth’s twin. It’s composition; size and orbit are very similar.
If floating cities appeal to you then Venus might be a good choice. You wouldn’t need a pressurized suit, gravity is about the same as earth and the commute time between the planets would be shorter than going to Mars.
Why floating cities you ask? Well one reason is it snows metal on Venus. Skiing with sparks flying up behind you?
Venus is a very active planet with over 1,600 volcanoes.
Temperature on Venus can reach 870 degrees Fahrenheit.
Talk about your jet stream. Winds in the middle cloud layer on Venus can reach speeds of 450 mph.
Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have gravities within 15 percent of earth.
Venus is one of five planets we can see from earth with the naked eye. The others are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Venus has a very dense atmosphere that would make your vocal cords vibrate slower making your voice much lower.
The Soviet Union was the first country to land a spacecraft on another planet and send info back to earth. They landed a spacecraft on Venus in 1970.