Sentences with phrase «venusian transits»
If you miss this event, there is a consolation prize: Because Venus circles the sun 13 times for every 8 times Earth does, Venusian transits come in pairs that occur eight years apart.
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The hope is that this year's Venusian transit will provide a benchmark for further efforts to uncover the properties of these distant worlds (see «Transit of a lifetime: Why all eyes are on Venus now «-RRB-.