Venus

• Venus is the second planet from the Sun
• The size of Venus is about the same as that of the Earth.
• The planet is always covered by a very thick cloud of carbon dioxide and acid vapor.
• Thus, the temperature of Venus is extremely high, even though Venus is twice as far from the Sun as Mercury and receives only a quarter as much light.
• As a result, the surface temperature can be above 450 Celsius.
• Venus takes about 225 days to revolve around the Sun.
• Venus rotates on its own axis once every 243 days