Oct 5, 2023, 12:40 AM IST
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A day on Venus is longer than a year as it takes longer to complete one orbit around the Sun than it does to revolve once on its axis. One day takes 243 Earth days, making it the longest day of any other planet in the solar system.
Despite being further away from the Sun, Venus is hotter than Mercury. Its mean temperature is 462°C.
Venus orbits the Sun, but clockwise, unlike other planets, which spin anti-clockwise on their axis.
Venus has 90 times the atmospheric pressure of Earth, which is roughly equivalent to the pressure observed at 1km depth in the Earth’s seas.
The second planet of our solar is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, because of its bright, shining appearance in the sky.
Venus and Mercury are the only planets in our solar system that do not have a moon of their own.