 Venus is the second closest
planet to the sun and is also the brightest besides the sun and
moon. The Greeks know Venus as Aphrodite
the goddess of love and beauty. The symbol for this planet derives
from a stylized hand mirror, and is the universal symbol for
female.
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VENUS
FACTS
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| Equatorial Diameter: |
12,104km. |
| Mass: |
0.8150x Earth's. |
| Density: |
5.24. |
| Surface Gravity: |
0.91 x Earth's. |
| Distance From the Sun: |
108.2 million kilometers. |
| Year Length: |
synodic, 584 days. |
| Rotation Period: |
243.017 days. |
| Atmosphere: |
very thick, mostly carbon dioxide. |
| Satellites: |
none. |
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