venus (planet)

Describes the planet Venus's position in the solar system, size, craters, and clouds and what it looks like from Earth.

Presents information about Venus gained from the Magellan mission, with photographs that show a planet of active volcanoes, mountains, and river valleys carved by lava, and discusses how conditions found on Venus may provide insight into some of Earth's environmental problems.

Text and photographs present information on Venus, including its volcanoes, arachnoids, and pancake domes, as studied by United States and Soviet spacecraft.

"The author of the highly acclaimed Founding Gardeners now gives us an enlightening chronicle of the first truly international scientific endeavor--the eighteenth-century quest to observe the transit of Venus and measure the solar system. On June 6, 1761, the world paused to observe a momentous occasion: the first transit of Venus between the earth and the sun in more than a century. Through that observation, astronomers could calculate the size of the solar system--but only if the transit could be viewed at the same time from many locations. Overcoming incredible odds and political strife, astronomers from Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and the American colonies set up observatories in remote corners of the world only to have their efforts thwarted by unpredictable weather and warring armies. Fortunately, transits of Venus occur in pairs: eight years later, the scientists were given a second chance to get it right. Chasing Venus brings to life this extraordinary endeavor: the personalities of eighteenth-century astronomy, the collaborations, discoveries, personal rivalries, volatile international politics, and the race to be first to measure the distances between the planets"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a description of Venus, and looks at how scientists have studied the planet.

Van Humphries attempts to rescue the remains of a powerful corporate tycoon's son from the surface of Venus.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to information on the planet Venus including its size, matter, surface, and location.

An illustrated introduction to Venus, showing where it is in the solar system, describing an imaginary journey to learn about conditions on the planet, reviewing the history of Venus exploration, and discussing whether humans could live there.

Describes the mission of Magellan, the interplanetary spacecraft designed to permit detailed radar mapping of the surface of Venus.

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, surface features, and exploration of the planet Venus.