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Mass

0.82 Earths

Radius

0.95 Earths

Surface gravity

0.9 g

Distance from the Sun 

108 million km (152 million for Earth km)

Spacecraft travel time 

3-4 months

Year length

225 days

Day length (one rotation on its axis)

243 Earth days (in the opposite direction)

Temperature on the surface

465 c / 900 f (hottest planet in the Solar System)

Surface pressure

92 bars

Wind speeds

400 km/h

Atmospheric superrotation

4 Earth days

Venus Atmosphere Basic Facts

Main Venus atmosphere composition

CO² - 96.5%; N2 - 3.5%

Temperate cloud deck - altitude range

48-60 km

Temperate cloud deck - temp. range

80ºC (at 48 km) - 0ºC (at 60 km)

Temperate cloud deck - pressure range

2 bar (at 48 km) - 0.4 bar (at 60 km)

Hydrogen depletion (ratio of D to H)

The ratio is ~100 times higher than elsewhere in the Solar System - i.e. Venus is very H-depleted.

Venus atmosphere
Venus planet surface

Venus Facts

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