Early life (1935-1947) Minerva McGonagall was born on the outskirts of Caithness in the Scottish Highlands, on 4 October, 1935 to Robert McGonagall, a Muggle Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Isobel Ross, a witch. She was the couple's first child, and was named after her mother's grandmother, a very talented witch.
Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's sister planet because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition. It is radically different from Earth in other respects.
Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system. Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun. Telescopes reveal little about the planet due to global cloud cover. Venus' mass and volume are quite similar to Earth's (Venus' mass is 81.5% of Earth's and its volume is 86% of Earth's).Its almost circular orbital period is 224.7 Earth days.A 0.76 albedo makes Venus the brightest planet, earning it the nickname 'the Morning Star'.enus' mass and volume are quite similar to Earth's (Venus' mass is 81.5% of Earth's and its volume is 86% of Earth's). Its almost circular orbital period is 224.7 Earth days. A 0.76 albedo makes Venus the brightest planet, earning it the nickname 'the Morning Star'.