Venus is a small, rocky planet blanketed
in a thick layer ofyellowish clouds. These clouds are not made of water (like the
ones here on Earth). Instead, they are formed from a poison called sulfuric
acid.
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Venus' surface is very hot - about 400 degrees Celsius!
Even though Venus is very cloudy, it's simply *too hot* for rain to form. The first
spacecraft to visit Venus was Mariner 2 in 1962. Venus has since been visited by more
than 20 spacecraft in all so far! Some of these visiting spacecraft include: Pioneer
Venus,
Venera 7, Venera 9
and Magellan.
Venus has no moons.