eyeling, 1 year ago For this year's last #Moonday. #Monday #Venus #scicomm #astrodon #astronomy Image text: Monday personified. Venus needs about 243 Earth days for a single revolution. This is the longest day of our solar system. In contrast, a Venus year lasts only 224 Earth days. Unlike most other planets, Venus rotates from East to West. This is called retrograde rotation and may have been triggered by a collision with an asteroid in its early days. No wonder it's in a nasty mood, raining sulphuric acid and crushing everything on the surface: surface pressure is comparable to 1000 km below our sea level at an average temperature of 464 °C – hot enough to melt lead.
For this year's last #Moonday.
#Monday #Venus #scicomm #astrodon #astronomy
Image text: Monday personified. Venus needs about 243 Earth days for a single revolution. This is the longest day of our solar system. In contrast, a Venus year lasts only 224 Earth days. Unlike most other planets, Venus rotates from East to West. This is called retrograde rotation and may have been triggered by a collision with an asteroid in its early days. No wonder it's in a nasty mood, raining sulphuric acid and crushing everything on the surface: surface pressure is comparable to 1000 km below our sea level at an average temperature of 464 °C – hot enough to melt lead.