Planet
Venus
TypePlanet
Mass4.867 × 10²⁴ kg
Diameter12,104 km
Orbital Radius108.2 million km
Orbital Period224.7 days
Rotation Period5,832.5 hours
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity8.87 m/s²
Average Temp464 °C
AtmosphereDense CO2 (96.5%), N2
Discovered ByKnown since antiquity
About Venus
Often called Earth twin due to similar size, Venus has a thick toxic atmosphere creating a runaway greenhouse effect. Surface temperature is hot enough to melt lead. It rotates backwards compared to most planets. Surface pressure is 90 times Earth. Russian Venera probes survived only minutes on the surface.
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