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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. It is speculated that the interior of the planet is composed of  molten metal. It has a very thick atmosphere of [[carbon dioxide]].

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  molten metal. It has a extremely thick atmosphere of [[carbon dioxide]], which produces a surface temperature of about 900 F and a surface pressure the same as 1 Kilometer under Earth's oceans.  

== Evening and Morning Stars ==

== Evening and Morning Stars ==

When Venus is the "evening star," it shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio.

When Venus is the "evening star," it shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio.