Venus

Second planet from the Sun, shrouded in dense carbon dioxide clouds creating a runaway greenhouse effect.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Venus rotates backward so slowly that its 243-day rotation outlasts its 225-day year.
• Surface pressure is about 92 times Earth's and temperatures reach roughly 465 °C, hot enough to melt lead.
• The Soviet Venera 7 probe made the first working landing on another planet there in 1970, transmitting for about 23 minutes.

Specifications & Metrics

• DISTANCE FROM SUN: 0.72 AU
• DIAMETER: 12,104 km
• MOONS: 0
• ORBITAL PERIOD: 225 days