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Some Facts about the Planet Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition.
As an interior planet to Earth, Venus appears in Earth's sky never far from the Sun, either as the morning star or evening star.
The video on the right shows how Venus rotates around itself!

About Venus

• Mass: 4.867 × 10²⁴ kg
• Equatorial diameter: 12,104 km
• Surface Gravity: 8.87 m/s²
• Average Temperature: 464°C

Some Facts about Venus

1. Venus is hotter than Mercury, despite being further from the Sun.
2. Unlike the other planets in our solar system, Venus spins clockwise on its axis.
3. Venus is the second brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.
4. Venus takes 243 Earth days to complete one rotation.
5. A day on Venus is longer than a year.

Things to Know about the Planets in Our Solar System