- Distance from the sun: 67.337 million miles
- Length of a year: 225 Earth Days
- Radius (miles): 3760
- Length of day: 243 Earth Day
- Number of moons: 0
Description: Second planet from the Sun and our closest planetary neighbor, Venus is similar in structure and size to Earth, but it is now a very different world. Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction most planets do. Its thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system—with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Glimpses below the clouds reveal volcanoes and deformed mountains.
