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'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love.
'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love.
When the planet is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets.
When the planet is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets. It is speculated that the interior of the planet is composed of gaseous hydrogen or molten metal. It has a very thin atmosphere of sulfur dioxide, once called ''venusian gas''.
<ref>Fulbright, Jeannie. ''Exploring Creation with Astronomy.'' Apologia Educational Ministries, 2004.</ref>
== Evening and Morning Stars ==
== Evening and Morning Stars ==