Venus; a planet of love, beauty and fertility, psyche!
It's actually the most hostile planet in the Solar System!
It's a baking 900 degrees Fahrenheit, and the pressure is a human-crushing 92 bar.
Not so loving after all, I guess.
As you can probably see, this is Venus in the form of a cat.
[Intro]
Nevertheless, we have sent probes there.
In 1961 to 1984, the Soviet Union sent over 23 probes to Venus, 8 of which actually LANDED
on the surface and transmitted data for 2 hours, TWO F**KING HOURS!
These probes were part of the Venera series.
Venera 1 was launched on February 12, 1961, but failed to go into orbit because it was
eaten by a giant, 960-foot long space dragon... wait a minute, who the hell did this research?!
Venera 2 was launched November 12, 1965, but had issues after leaving Earth orbit (and
NOT because of the space dragon).
These probes were not intended to enter Venusian orbit, as they were really sent to fly by
Venus.
Venera 5 and 6 were among the first to enter the atmosphere and recorded data for 53 and
51 minutes while they descended with their parachutes deployed, however, their batteries
eventually failed.
But why couldn't they send all 23 to the surface?
Couldn't they just...
Shut up, Naïve Stick Figure!
LANDING ON VENUS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TASK!
Veneras 7-14 were the eight probes that landed on the surface, and this was before people
were sent to the moon, not to mention the communication delay with Earth!
Okay, let's just skip to the surface features of Venus (and hopefully Naïve Stick Figure
won't interrupt me with a naïve question!)
So, earlier in this video, I mentioned that Venus is a broiling 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
and the atmospheric pressure is 92 times that of our's.
The most likely reason is because of how much Carbon Dioxide there is in the atmosphere,
Venus is a runaway greenhouse essentially since CO2 makes up NINETY-SIX PERCENT of the
atmosphere.
I don't care what you think, BUT THAT'S STILL A LOT OF CARBON DIOXIDE!
And you may be wondering what the weather is like there, AND IT IS HORRIBLE!
Or, at least in the high atmosphere.
Here on Earth, we call storms with 200 mph (320 kph) winds a Category 5 hurricane, unless
it's a tornado, then we call it a tornado.
But in Venus' high atmosphere, it could basically be called 'A Normal Tuesday'.
Even if the winds are only around 5 miles per hour (8 kilometers per hour), it will
still knock you over, and not because you're wearing a huge space suit, but because Venus'
atmosphere is so dense.
And that Tuesday would last 243 Earth days, whereas the year would last only 225 Earth
days.
Yes, the day is longer than the year, which means that Venusians could have two birthdays
a day.
TWO BIRTHDAYS A DAY!
I know you probably learned that in third grade, but that is still crazy!
This may be because of Venus' number of moons, which is 0, just like Mercury, whose day lasts
59 Earth days and whose year lasts 88 Earth days.
This may also be what will happen to Earth in hundreds of millions of years as the moon
moves further and further away from us.
Now, as horrible as Venus is, there is still one more terrifying part; ALL THIS IS POSSIBLE
HERE ON EARTH!
And I'm not directly talking about the Sun warming up, which will take billions of years,
but that is still a great example.
I'm talking about global warming (aka global climate change).
Temperatures could come to skyrocket to the temperatures of Venus, HERE!
So, why was Venus named after the goddess of love?
Well, the answer is most likely because Venus is the third brightest object in the sky that
we can see, other than the Sun and the moon.
Just like moonlight, though, 'Venuslight' does not exist, it's simply the Sun's reflection
off of the atmosphere.
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