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The water has probablyphotodissociated, and the free hydrogen has beenswept into interplanetary spaceby thesolar windbecause of the lack of aplanetary magnetic fieldVenus' surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced byvolcanism.

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As one of the brightest objects in the sky, Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed. It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures, and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the "morning star" and "evening star".

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Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC