In room 19 our teacher Mr Harris gave all of us students questions about the solar system. Hope this information has helped you know a little bit about Venus and Mars
Why is Venus the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and the moon? Does Mars have two moons? why?
Yes, Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Venus is
so bright because its thick clouds reflect most of the sunlight that
reaches it (about 70%) back into space, and because it is the closest
planet to Earth. Venus can often be seen within a few hours after
sunset or before sunrise as the brightest object in the sky (other
than the moon). It looks like a very bright star. Venus is the
brightest planet in the solar system.
Yes, Mars has two small moons named Phobos and Deimos. Their names
mean fear and panic in Latin. Phobos and Deimos are not round like our
moon. They are much smaller and have irregular shapes. Phobos is 13.8
miles (22.2 km) across and Deimos is only 7.8 miles (12.6 km) across.
Both moons are covered with craters and are made of rock and iron. It
is possible that Phobos and Deimos were two asteroids which were
captured by the gravity of Mars.
Thanks to Jarna for helping me edit my work.
1 comments:
Wonderful new learning for me on this post, well done. I wonder if some graphics would also lead to a deeper appeciation of this knowledge?
Mr H
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