Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the sun and is named after the Roman God of Love. The second brightest object after the moon in our night sky. Venus is hotter than Mercury despite being further away from the sun. Venus has no moons.
History
First discovered in 17th Century BC by Babylonian astronomers and named after the Roman God of Love and Beauty, it is the only planet in our solar system to be named after a female. Venus is extremely hot and covered with 1000's of volcanoes with a Toxic Atmosphere.
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Facts
- Day on Venus: 243 Earth Days
- Year on Venus: 225 Years
- Moons: Zero
- Roughly the same size as Earth but just a little smaller
- The fastest time travelled to Venus is 109 Days
- Radius: 6,052km
- Named after the Roman God Of Love and Beauty
- Temperature reaches 462°C degrees Celsius during the day
- Speed 126,074km/h
- Distance from sun is 108 million km
This hostile world is covered in thousands of volcanoes and is encased in a dense layer of toxic clouds, swept along by constant hurricane-force winds.