Astronomers use a series of signs to represent the various planets in the Solar System. The sign for Venus is the same as the sign of femininity. It’s a circle with a cross underneath. This sign is also similar to the ancient Egyptian ankh, and it’s also used for the chemical element of copper. Some historians think that the sign for Venus looks like a hand mirror; perhaps similar to a polished copper hand mirror that people used before glass mirrors were invented.
We have written many articles about Venus for Universe Today. Here’s an article about Venus’ wet, volcanic past, and here’s an article about how Venus might have had continents and oceans in the ancient past.
Want more information on Venus? Here’s a link to Hubblesite’s News Releases about Venus, and here’s a link to NASA’s Solar System Exploration Guide on Venus.
We have recorded a whole episode of Astronomy Cast that’s only about planet Venus. Listen to it here, Episode 50: Venus.
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