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Earth's evil twin
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the hottest in our solar system. Its thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide creates a runaway greenhouse effect, trapping heat and raising surface temperatures to 465 degrees C, hot enough to melt lead. Atmospheric pressure on Venus is 90 times that of Earth. Venus rotates backwards (retrograde rotation) and so slowly that a day on Venus is longer than its year. Despite its hellish conditions, scientists speculate that microbial life could potentially exist in its upper cloud layers.
Day Length
5,832h
243.0x Earth days
Year Length
224.7d
0.62x Earth years
Avg Temperature
464°C
462° to 470°C
Moons
0
No rings
No Solid Surface
Radius
6,051.8 km
Mass
4.867 x 10^24
Surface Gravity
8.87 m/s²
Escape Velocity
10.36 km/s
Rotation Speed
6.52 km/h
Orbital Speed
35.02 km/s
Distance from Sun
108.2 million
Composition
Iron core, silicate mantle, basaltic crust
Less than 1 second on the surface
Surface temperature of 464°C would be instantly lethal. There is no solid surface to stand on. No breathable oxygen.
Venus spins backwards compared to most planets
A day on Venus is longer than its year
Surface pressure is equivalent to being 900m underwater on Earth
Venus is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon