VENUS


WELCOME TO VENUS


Mass (kg)............................................ 4.87 x 10^24
Diameter ............................................ 7,519 mi. (12104 km.)
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 in Earth days)........ 243.0 (retrograde)
Revolution period (length of year in 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 F


Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity)............... 0.59
Highest point on surface............................. Maxwell Montes 
                                (17 km above mean planetary radius)
Atmospheric components............................... 96% carbon dioxide, 
                                                      3% nitrogen,  
                                                      0.1% water vapor
Surface materials.................................... basaltic rock and 
						      altered materials


Number of Satellites................................. None



Interesting Facts about this Planet

  • 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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