HISTORY
It is also reffered to as the sister planet because it is closet to the earth. Venus cannot be seen from Earth due to its thick clouds. In 1962, we had our first view of the surface of Venus. Spacecraft that visited Venus were NASA's Magellan and Pioneer Venus, and the Soviet Unions Venera 7 and 9. Venus has few surface similiarities with Earth. Between 2000 B.C. and 1882 A. D. there have been 52 transits of Venus across the sun. Humans could only have seen it if they were near the horizon at the exact time.