Size: About 650 miles smaller in diameter than EarthDiameter: 7,519 miles (12,100 km)Surface: A rocky, dusty, waterless expanse of mountains, canyons, and plains, with a 200-mile river of hardened lavaAtmosphere: Carbon dioxide (95%), nitrogen, sulfuric acid, and traces of other elementsTemperature: Ranges from 55°F (13°C) to 396°F (202°C) at the surfaceRotation of its axis: 243 Earth daysRotation around the Sun: 225 Earth daysYour weight: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 88 pounds on Venus.Distance from Earth: At its closest, Venus is 26 million miles (41,840,000 km) awayMean Distance from Sun: 67.24 million miles (108.2 million km)Satellites: 0Rings: 0
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