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The name Venus (Greek form:Aphrodite) means the goddess of love and beauty in Rome. The planet is named after her because it is the brightest planet in the night sky.

Venus has a very thick atmosphere and rotates the opposite way of all the other planets.

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What planet is a carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide gas cloud?

Presuming you mean which planet has carbon dioxide as the primary component of its atmosphere, and features clouds of sulfur dioxide (or sulfuric acid), which would be Venus, second planet from the Sun (the next innermost planet from the sun compared with earth).


Which is the only planet that rises in the west and sets in the east?

Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rises in the west and sets in the east, due to its unique retrograde rotation.


Why Venus called the red planet?

It isn't. Mars is called the red planet, because it's crust is rich in compounds of the element iron, many of which are reddish colored. Venus is yellowish in color, a result of its thick atmosphere.


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Is the planet that features the runaway greenhouse effect.?

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What planet is a carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide gas cloud?

Presuming you mean which planet has carbon dioxide as the primary component of its atmosphere, and features clouds of sulfur dioxide (or sulfuric acid), which would be Venus, second planet from the Sun (the next innermost planet from the sun compared with earth).


What is Venus made up from?

Venus is a terrestrial planet orbiting the star Sol. It is composed mainly of sulfur, carbon, and iron.


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When considering distance from the sun, the planet that come after Mercury is Venus.


Is the earth the nearest planet to the?

The planet nearest to the Earth is Venus. That is, of course, when it's correctly placed in its orbit relative to the Earth.


Can you name the planet closest to Earth?

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Can you make a wish on Venus's?

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What planet has yellow clouds of raining sulfuric acid?

Venus is the planet with yellow clouds that contain sulfuric acid. The sulfuric acid rain is a result of the high concentration of sulfur dioxide in Venus' atmosphere, which creates a greenhouse effect and traps heat, making it the hottest planet in our solar system.


Where does the name venus come from?

Because Venus was the brightest planet in the sky, the Romans named it Venus. Venus was the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.


If you leave Earth travelling toward the Sun which planet do you come to first?

It depends on where the planets are in their orbit: you may not come to any. You will come to Venus's orbit first.


What is the color the atmosphere on the planet Venus?

The atmosphere on Venus appears yellowish due to sulfur dioxide, which scatters light in the yellow part of the spectrum.


What gives the planet Venus's its color?

I assume you are asking about the color as seen from Earth and not the surface color. Venus is completely covered by clouds. The clouds are made up of sulfuric acid, and the sulfur is what gives Venus its yellowish hue.


Is Venus a Dwarf Planet?

No, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.