Planet Profile - Venus

VENUS



Planet Order: 2^nd from the Sun.
Distance from the Sun: 108.2 million km
Mass: 4.869x10²⁴                        Diameter: 12,104 km
Rotation: 243,16 days      Revolution: 224,701 days
# of Moons: 0
Terrestrial


Planet Description: Venus has an atmosphere, which contains carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Venus have an ozone layer, which protects the planet from Sun's ultraviolet radiation. This radiation has slowly broken down water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. As a result, there is very little water left on Venus. It's really hot in Venus, no living thing would ever be able to survive on it.


2 Interesting Facts
  -If you weigh 70 pounds (32 kg) on Earth, you would weigh 63 pounds (29 kg) on Venus;
  -Because Venus is so close to the Earth, it appears as the brightest planet in the night sky.