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| Venus - Factfile |
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the sixth largest of the Solar System. |
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| Venus has been known since prehistoric times. It is the brightest object in the sky except for the Sun and the Moon. | |||||||
| Distance from Sun : | 0.723 astronomical units. | 108 million km. | |||||
| Days to complete orbit (1 year) : 224.7 Earth Days | Days to complete rotation : 243 Earth Days | ||||||
| Mass 0.815 Earth 4.87x1024 kg. | Diameter 0.949 Earth (12.100 km) | ||||||
| Maximum Surface Temperature : 480ºC | Minimum Surface Temperature : -220ºC | ||||||
| Density : 5.25 g/cm3 | Satellites : 0 | ||||||
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