Venus

Location from the sun

• "Venus lies 162 million miles (261 million kilometers) away"
• (https://www.space.com)

Is it a inner planet or outer planet

• "The inner planets (in order of distance from the sun, closest to furthest) are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars."
• So Venus is a inner planet
• (https://www.universetoday.com)

Venus compared to Earth

• "Earth and Venus have a 638 km difference in diameter"
• "Venus having 81.5% of Earth's mass"
• (www.ajax.ehu.es)

Planet description

• "Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and considered in many ways to be a twin planet of Earth. It has a similar size, mass, density and gravity, as well as a very similar chemical composition."
• https://www.space.com

planet rotation

• "Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once every 243 Earth days—the slowest rotation of any planet."
• (www.ajax.ehu.es)

Planet orbit

• "Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 days. It has the longest rotation period of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction"
• (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov)

Venus elements and compounds

• "Venus is made up of a central iron core and a rocky mantle, similar to the composition of Earth. Its atmosphere is mainly made up of carbon dioxide (96%) and nitrogen (3%), with small amounts of other gases."
• (coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.)

Atmosphere

• The atmosphere of Venus is the layer of gases surrounding Venus. It is composed primarily of carbon dioxide and is much denser and hotter than that of Earth. The temperature at the surface is 740 K (467 °C, 872 °F), and the pressure is 93 bar

rings and satellite

• A ring system around a planet is also known as a planetary ring system

facts

• Venus rotates clockwise in retrograde rotation once every 243 Earth days—the slowest rotation of any planet.

references

• https://www.space.com