Venus

Venus

  • has a diameter 12,104
  • is 108 million miles from the sun
  • takes 243 days to turn once on its own axis
  • takes 225 days to orbit the sun
  • has no moons
  • has a surface temperature of 480 degrees

The atmospheric composition of Venus is 96% carbon dioxide, 3+% Nitrogen and also contains traces of Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Argon, Helium and Neon

Venus is also known as "the Jewel of the Sky" and "the Morning Star".

 

 

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