Additionally,

• Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is Earth’s closest planetary neighbour. It’s one of the four inner, terrestrial (or rocky) planets, and it’s often called Earth’s twin because it’s similar in size and density. These are not identical twins, however – there are radical differences between the two worlds.

• It has a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and it’s perpetually shrouded in thick, yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat, causing a runaway greenhouse effect.

• It’s the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.

• Surface temperatures on Venus are about 900 degrees Fahrenheit (475 degrees Celsius) – hot enough to melt lead.

• Venus has crushing air pressure at its surface – more than 90 times that of Earth – similar to the pressure you'd encounter a mile below the ocean on Earth.

Furthermore,

Distance from Sun: 108.2 million km

Orbital period: 225 days

Radius: 6,051.8 km

Length of day: 116d 18h 0m

Surface area: 460.2 million km²

Surface gravity: 8.87 m/s2; 0.904 g

—@rizwanayubsaadi #astrophysicist

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