Name this planet which shares its name with the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite.
The phases he observed on this planet supported Galileo's heliocentric model of the solar system. In 1962, Mariner 2 became the first interplanetary spacecraft when it reached this destination. A prominent surface feature mapped by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s is a 200 mile long river of hardened lava. This planet is seen in many cultures as the morning or evening star, since it is the brightest object in the sky when present during dawn and sunset. Name this planet which shares its name with the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite.
The phases he observed on this planet supported Galileo's heliocentric model of the solar system.
ANSWER:{Venus}