VENUS
· Diameter: 12,109km
· Average Density: 5.2(water=1)
· Surface gravity :0.9(earth:1)
· Surface temperature: 490oC
· Atmosphere: traces of CO2, nitrogen etc.
·
Volume:
9.38 × 1011
km³
0.857 Earths
· Mean distance from Sun :
108 million km
· Speed in orbit : 35km/sec
· 1 year : 225 days
· Venus is named by Roman goddess of love.
· A Venusian day lasts as long as nine months on Earth
· The air pressure in Venus is so high,it is like being sat on by 3 ELEPHANTS
· Venus is shrouded in thick unbroken clouds made of droplets of deadly SULPHURIC ACID.
· Venus comes closest to earth than any other planet.
