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redfish
Commercially important food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the scorpion fish family (Scorpaenidae), found in the Atlantic along European and N. Amer. coasts. It has a large mouth, large eyes, and spines on its head and cheeks. It grows to about 40 in. (1 m) long. Related species include S. owstoni, a food fish of the Orient, and the Norway haddock (S. viviparus) of Europe. Both are red and grow to about 10 in. (25 cm) long.


Venus
Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite. She was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione, the wife of Vulcan, and the mother of Cupid. She was famous for her romantic intrigues and affairs with both gods and mortals, and she became associated with many aspects of femininity. The planet Venus, originally the star of Ishtar, came to be named for Venus through her association with Ishtar. She has been a favorite subject in art since ancient times, notably in the statue called Venus de Milo and S. Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus.

Second major planet from the sun. Named for the Roman goddess, Venus is, after the moon, the most brilliant natural object in the night sky. It comes closer to earth--about 26 million mi (42 million km)--than any other planet. Its orbit around the sun is nearly circular at a distance of 67 million mi (108 million km) and takes 225 days; its rotation, in retrograde motion, takes even longer (244 days). As viewed from earth, Venus undergoes phase changes similar to the moon's, going through one cycle of phases in 584 days and presenting nearly the same face to earth at each closest approach. It is seen only near sunrise or sunset and has long been known as both the morning and the evening star. Venus is a near twin of earth in size and mass but is completely enveloped by thick clouds of concentrated sulfuric-acid droplets. Its surface gravity is about 90% that of earth. Its atmosphere is over 96% carbon dioxide, with an atmospheric pressure about 90 times earth's. This and the thick cloud cover trap incoming solar energy so efficiently that Venus has the highest surface temperature of any of the sun's planets, about 860° F (460° C). Radar imaging indicates that most of Venus's surface consists of gently rolling plains and two large elevated regions analogous to continents on earth.

Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite. She was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione, the wife of Vulcan, and the mother of Cupid. She was famous for her romantic intrigues and affairs with both gods and mortals, and she became associated with many aspects of femininity. The planet Venus, originally the star of Ishtar, came to be named for Venus through her association with Ishtar. She has been a favorite subject in art since ancient times, notably in the statue called Venus de Milo and S. Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus.

Second major planet from the sun. Named for the Roman goddess, ...

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