Venus

Venus is the second planet from the sun and the 6th biggest planet in the solar system. It's the closest planetery neighbour to us. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. Venus is almost similar in the structure and size to Earth.
Credits : nasa

Profile

Radius - 3,760 miles(6,052 km)
Distance from sun - 0.7 AU
Satellite - none
Surface gravity - 8.87 m/s
Average surface - 737 k (462°C)
temperature

Orbital period

Day - 224 Earth day
Year - 0.615 Earth year

Atmosphere

Surface pressure - 92 bar (9.2 MPA)
Composition by volume -

96.5% carbon dioxide
3.5% nitrogen
0.015% sulfure dioxide
0.0070% argon
0.0020 water vapour
0.0017 carbon monoxide
0.0012% helium
0.0007% neon

The thicker atmosphere of Venus traps heat like a runway green house effect making Venus the hottest planet in the solar system.


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