The Solar System

Planet Venus


Distance From The Sun: 67.337 million miles

Year Length: 225 Earth Days

Description: Second planet from the Sun and our closest planetary neighbor, Venus is similar in structure and size to Earth, but it is now a very different world. Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction most planets do. Its thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system—with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Glimpses below the clouds reveal volcanoes and deformed mountains.

Planet Radius: 3760

Website: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/

One Earth Day: 243 Earth Day

Moons: 0