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Venus
Welcome to The Planet of Venus.
Information about Venus
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| Mass |
kg |
4.87 x 10^24 |
| Diameter |
mi (km) |
7,519 (12104) |
| Mean Density |
kg/m^3 |
5250 |
| Escape Velocity |
m/sec |
10400 |
| Distance from
the sun |
Shortest |
66,800,000 mi (107,500,000
km) |
| Greatest |
67,700,000 mi (108,900,000
km) |
| Mean |
67,230,000 mi (108,200,000
km) |
| Rotation
Period (Length of Day) |
Earth Days |
243.0 (Retrograde) |
| Revolution
Period (Length of Year) |
Earth Days |
224.7 |
| Obliquity
(Tilt of Axis) |
Degrees |
178 |
| Orbit Inclination |
Degrees |
3.39 |
| Orbit
Eccentricity |
Deviation From Circular |
0.007 |
| Mean
Surface Temperature |
Fahrenheit |
864 |
| Visual Geometric Albedo |
Reflectivity |
0.59 |
| Highest Point On Surface |
Maxwell Montes
(17 km above mean planetary radius) |
| Atmospheric Components |
96% Carbon
Dioxide (CO2), 3% Nitrogen (N), 0.1% Water Vapor
(H2O) |
| Surface materials |
Basaltic
Rock and Altered Materials |
| Number of Satellites |
None |
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Interesting Facts
|
| Venus is a rocky planet and
the second planet from the Sun |
| Venus spins slowly
backwards as it orbits the Sun, causing its
rotational period to be the longest in the Solar
System |
| Venus is slightly smaller
than Earth |
| Venus is the brightest
object in the sky after the Sun and Moon because
its atmosphere reflects sunlight strongly |
| The main component of the
atmosphere is carbon dioxide, which traps heat in
a greenhouse effect far stronger than on Earth,
making it the hottest planet |
| High-speed winds cause the
clouds to circle the planet in only four Earth
days |
| The terrain is mostly
craters, mountains, volcanoes, and areas where
craters have been covered by plains of solidified
volcanic lava |
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