Thursday, October 4, 2012

GUIDING "STAR" IN THE MORNING SKY

photo taken on September 15, 2012 on a morning hike

Venus is classified as a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" owing to their similar size, gravity, and bulk composition (Venus is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth.  The name changes from the "Evening Star", visible after sunset, to the "Morning Star", visible before sunrise

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