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Which orbit the orbit of mars or the orbit of venus is closer to the earths orbit and how do you know?
Venus's orbit is the closest. I know because I have looked up the distances of both of them in a book. But how is that fact known? it goes back to Johannes Kepler in the early 1600s who formulated the laws of planetary motion.
Kepler probably noticed that the outer planets Jupiter and Saturn showed the least retrograde motion and he deduced that they therefore must have the largest orbits. Kepler scaled the orbits in terms of their time periods.
The absolute distance to Venus was later found by triangulation, measuring the position of Venus relative to the Sun from two different points on Earth during a transit of Venus. Because the size of the Earth was known, this method yielded the size of Venus's orbit, and then all the other orbits by Kepler's 3rd law. Probably the size of Mars's orbit was also measured by triangulation at some stage as a check.
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Why is Venus hotter then earth?
Two reasons I know of; Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth is. Venus has a very thick CO2 atmosphere that captures much of the solar heat.
How did Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
it was know in ancient times that Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, and Copernicus had a model which had the Sun at the centre, so in his model Venus was closer to the centre, thus an inferior planet by definition.
What made Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
it was know in ancient times that Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, and Copernicus had a model which had the Sun at the centre, so in his model Venus was closer to the centre, thus an inferior planet by definition.
What is Venus Sidereal period?
Venus has a sidereal period (orbital period relative to distant stars) of approximately 224.7 Earth days. This means it takes Venus about 224.7 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.
Does Venus has the shortest year?
i don't know all i know that it does not have the same amount of days in it as earth. So maybe it does maybe it doesn't jump depends on the type of dogs they have there.
What is unusual about Venus orbit?
what is unusual abut venus orbit is goldylocks and you have t6o loook out a teleshope to know what this is
What two planets are closer to earth?
Venus and Mars. You should know this.
Why is Venus hotter then earth?
Two reasons I know of; Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth is. Venus has a very thick CO2 atmosphere that captures much of the solar heat.
Earths moon?
If you want to know the order it's not sun, moon, earth It's Mercury, Venus and then earth.
What can you say about the orbit time of a satellite in lower orbit then geostationary one?
Its closer to the earth. Can say much more without know the velocity of the satellites
Is the earths orbit faster than the speed of light?
We know that the answwer must be "No", simply because we know that NOTHING is faster than the speed of light.
How did Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
it was know in ancient times that Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, and Copernicus had a model which had the Sun at the centre, so in his model Venus was closer to the centre, thus an inferior planet by definition.
When did Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
it was know in ancient times that Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, and Copernicus had a model which had the Sun at the centre, so in his model Venus was closer to the centre, thus an inferior planet by definition. That was in about 1560.
What made Copernicus realize that Venus is an inferior planet?
it was know in ancient times that Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun, and Copernicus had a model which had the Sun at the centre, so in his model Venus was closer to the centre, thus an inferior planet by definition.
Does Venus' have climate change?
We still know too little about the other planets to know whether there could be any long term change in climate, but we do know that the atmosphere on Venus is almost pure carbon dioxide, leading to an extreme greenhouse effect. Although the orbit is close to that of earth, its surface temperature would melt lead. It is far hotter than the planet Mercury, which is much closer to the sun. Although our planet is never likely to approach the temperature of Venus, this does show very graphically how high levels of carbon dioxide or methane can affect climate.
What is Venus Sidereal period?
Venus has a sidereal period (orbital period relative to distant stars) of approximately 224.7 Earth days. This means it takes Venus about 224.7 days to complete one orbit around the Sun.
How many satellites orbit the planet Venus?
Venus has no natural satellites. The Soviet Union launched four Venera orbiting probes in the mid-1980s which may still be in orbit, although they stopped transmitting years ago. I believe that the US also has a probe remaining in Venus orbit.
