- Venus - Wikipedia
Venus is the second planet from the Sun It is often called Earth 's "twin" or "sister" among the planets of the Solar System for its orbit being the closest to Earth's, both being rocky planets, and having the most similar and nearly equal size, mass, and surface gravity
- 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 | Facts, Color, Rotation, Temperature, Size, Surface | Britannica
Venus, second planet from the Sun and sixth in the solar system in size and mass No planet approaches closer to Earth than Venus; at its nearest it is the closest large body to Earth other than the Moon
- 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
From ancient times to the present, Venus has remained charismatic and compelling, with a long history of significant, key contributions to critical scientific discoveries, including both the heliocentric nature of the solar system and estimations of the speed of light
- 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)
- Venus Facts - NASA Science
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and our closest planetary neighbor It's the hottest planet in our solar system, and is sometimes called Earth's twin As it sped away from Venus in February 1974, NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft captured this seemingly peaceful view of Venus
- Venus: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit | Astronomy. com
Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon, appearing as a bright morning or evening "star" due to its highly reflective cloud cover It is considered Earth's closest
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