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| Venus Second Planet from the Sun |
| Venus until the 1960s, was often considered a " twin sister" to the Earth because it is the nearest planet to us, and because superficially the two planets seem to share many characteristics. In the last 30 years we have learned a great deal about our "sister" planet, and we now know that almost nothing on Venus is like that on the Earth. Much of the previous misconception can be traced to the difficulty of observing Venus because it is always covered with a thick cloud layer. Venus - Second planet from the sun. In Roman mythology, goddess of love (Greek name, Aphrodite). |
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| Venus Diameter (km) Mean density (kg/m3) Venus Escape velocity (m/sec) Venus Average distance from Sun (AU) Rotation period (length of day in Earth days) Venus Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) Venus Obliquity (tilt of axis degrees) Venus Orbit inclination (degrees) Orbit eccentricity (deviation from circular) Mean surface temperature (K) Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity) Venus Highest point on surface Venus Atmospheric components Venus Surface materials |
| 12104 5250 10400 0.723 243.0 (retrograde) 224.7 178 3.39 0.007 726 0.59 Maxwell Montes(17 km above mean planetary radius) 96% carbon dioxide,3% nitrogen,0.1% water vapor basaltic rock and altered materials |
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| Eistla Regio - Rift Valley A portion of Western Eistla Regio is displayed in this three dimensional perspective view of the surface of Venus. The viewpoint is located 725 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Gula Mons. A rift valley on Venus, shown in the foreground, extends to the base of Gula Mons, a 3 kilometer (1.86 miles) high volcano. |
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