The Star of The Morning

The thick layer of clouds that covered Venus resembles very much the earth’s light fogs. However, it differs in the thickness which creates an impenetrable veil that extends between 45 and 70 km above the surface. The atmosphere is mostly made of carbon dioxide, and the clouds of sulfuric acid; the clouds trap surface heat and creates a temperature of about 470 degrees Celsius (880 degrees Fahrenheit) making it impossible to land on the planet. Nobody would survive more than a few hours. Venus is called the star of the morning or the star of the evening because at sunrise it appears in the east and in the evening it appears in the west. It cannot be seen in the middle of the night.