- Venus - Wikipedia
Venus is one of the four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, meaning that it is a rocky body like Earth It is similar to Earth in size and mass and is often described as Earth's "sister" or "twin" [31] Venus is very close to spherical due to its slow rotation [32] It has a diameter of 12,103 6 km (7,520 8 mi)—only 638 4 km (396 7 mi) less than Earth's—and its mass is 81 5% of Earth
- Venus | Facts, Color, Rotation, Temperature, Size, Surface | Britannica
Venus, second planet from the Sun and the brightest planet in the sky
- Venus - Science@NASA
Facts About Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet It’s the hottest planet in our solar system Venus is a cloud-swaddled planet and our nearest planetary neighbor It has a surface hot enough to melt lead
- Venus, Earths twin sister | The Planetary Society
Venus is also called the "morning star" and "evening star" because it appears relatively close to the Sun in the sky, shortly after sunset or before sunrise Since Venus is the brightest planet as seen from Earth's surface, it has been observed and incorporated into human culture since ancient times
- Venus reaches superior solar conjunction today: What does it mean and . . .
A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth
- Venus 101 - Education
Named after the ancient Roman goddess of beauty, Venus is known for its exceptional brightness Find out about the volcanoes that dot Venus's surface, the storms that rage in its atmosphere, and the surprising feature that makes Venus outshine every planet or star in the night sky
- Venus Facts - Second Planet From the Sun - Science Notes and Projects
Venus is the second planet in our Solar System from the Sun It is the planet most similar to Earth in terms of mass and size and is also our closest orbital neighbor
- Venus - National Air and Space Museum
Venus is about the same size as Earth, but a very different planet It rotates in a backward direction, a characteristic it shares with Uranus Venus is nearer the Sun than Earth and has a very thick atmosphere, the surface temperature is extremely high, as much as 475° Celsius (900° Fahrenheit)
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