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VENUS

EXTERNAL FEATURES AND Maxwell Dekla Tessera
INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF VENUS Cleopatra Montes
Patera Nefertiti Corona
T E R R A
Akna Montes I S H T A R
Colette N I O B E P L A N I T I A
L A K S H M I
Sacajawea P L A N U M L Tellus Tessera
E T E L L U S
P L
Vesta Rupes A N D A R E G I O
B E L L I
S E D N A T Pavlova
R E G I O I
Gula Mons P L A N I T I A A
O V D A R E G I O
Sif Mons
Hestia
Sappho
Patera G U I N E V E R E Rupes
E I S I L A R E G I O

P L A N I T I A

Semisolid core of iron
and nickel 3,750 miles
N AV K A
A L P H A
P L A N I T I A R E G I O (6,000 km) in diameter
Hathor
Mons L A V I N I A Rocky mantle
P L A N I T I A

Eve Crust of silicate rock

ATMOSPHERE
STRUCTURE
Haze containing
Thermosphere droplets of
sulfuric acid
A P H R O D I T E
T E R R A
Thick cloud layers
containing droplets
of sulfuric acid P T I
N
L
A
A
I
A T
Lower haze of dust I I N T
N
and sulfuric acid Mantle 1,900 miles T A I N O
Troposphere aerosol (extremely (3,000 km) thick I A P L A N I
small droplets)
Clear atmosphere T E R R A
of mainly carbon Crust 30 miles L A D A
dioxide (50 km) thick Maximum surface
temperature 900°F
COMPOSITION (480°C)
Carbon dioxide about 96%
Nitrogen about 3.5%
Carbon monoxide, argon, sulfur
dioxide, and water vapor about 0.5%
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