Venus the volcano planet

Venus is the second of eight planets in our solar system and is almost the same size as the Earth. Venus, also called the morning star or evening star, is brighter than any other star or planet in the sky.

Venus 4K image

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Venus facts

Venus surface features

About 80% of the surface of Venus is covered by volcanic plains with thousands of volcanoes - at least four of them are still active. There are a number of notable geological surface features on Venus.

Venus vs. Earth ratios

Planet sizes are to relative scale.

VENUS

diameter = 0.95
gravity = 0.91
surface pressure = 92
solar irradiance = 1.9
day = 117
year = 0.6
sun distance = 0.72

EARTH

diameter = 1
gravity = 1
surface pressure = 1
solar irradiance = 1
day = 1
year = 1
sun distance =1