Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is the second brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus is the second largest terrestrial planet and is sometimes referred to as the Earth’s sister planet due the their similar size and mass. The surface of the planet is obscured by an opaque layer of clouds made up of sulfuric acid.
Planet Profile
- Circumference at Equator: 38,024.6 km
- Mass: 4,867,320,000,000,000 billion kg (0.815 x Earth)
- Average Distance from Sun: 108,209,475 km (0.73 AU)
- Known Satellites: None
- Notable Satellites: None
- Length of Orbit: 224.70 Earth days
- Surface Temperature: 462 °C
Facts about Venus
- Venus spins the opposite direction to most planets
- Venus is sometimes called the Morning Star because it appears so bright
- The atmospheric pressure on venus is 92 times that of the Earth
- It is though Venus is once had oceans, but these evaporated as the temperature increased
- 96.5% of Venus’s atmosphere is comprised of carbon dioxide
- Mayan astronomers made detailed observations of Venus as early as 650 AD
- Venus has more than 1,000 volcanoes or volcanic centres larger than 20 km on its surface
- Due to the thick atmosphere the surface of Venus is only visible through the use of radar
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