Venus
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, known for its dense, toxic atmosphere, extreme surface temperatures, and bright visibility in Earth's sky.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venus canonical | 68 |
| planet Venus | 8 |
| Shukra | 1 |
| Venus (planet) | 1 |
| Venus has a predominantly carbon dioxide atmosphere | 1 |
| Venus orbit | 1 |
| surface of Venus | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inner planet
ⓘ
planet ⓘ terrestrial planet ⓘ |
| albedo | high albedo ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Evening Star
ⓘ
Morning Star ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | up to about −4.7 ⓘ |
| atmosphereComposition |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
nitrogen ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| atmosphereFeature |
dense atmosphere
ⓘ
thick sulfuric acid clouds ⓘ toxic atmosphere ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Solar System ⓘ |
| coreType | metallic core ⓘ |
| crustType | rocky crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | prehistoric observers ⓘ |
| equatorialDiameter | about 12,104 kilometers ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | about 10.36 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
ⓘ
surface form:
Akatsuki spacecraft
Magellan spacecraft ⓘ Pioneer Venus project ⓘ Venera missions ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | yes ⓘ |
| hasGreenhouseEffect | runaway greenhouse effect ⓘ |
| hasMagneticField | very weak induced magnetic field ⓘ |
| hasNaturalSatellites | no known moons ⓘ |
| hasRings | no known ring system ⓘ |
| inclinationToEcliptic | about 3.39 degrees ⓘ |
| mantleType | rocky mantle ⓘ |
| mass | about 4.87 × 10^24 kilograms ⓘ |
| meanDistanceFromSun |
about 0.72 astronomical units
ⓘ
about 108 million kilometers ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 6052 kilometers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roman goddess of love and beauty ⓘ |
| observableWith | naked eye ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 225 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun ⓘ |
| positionInSolarSystem | second planet from the Sun ⓘ |
| rotationDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | about 243 Earth days ⓘ |
| similarTo | Earth in size ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
impact craters
ⓘ
large shield volcanoes ⓘ tessera terrain ⓘ volcanic plains ⓘ |
| surfacePressure | about 92 times Earth surface pressure ⓘ |
| surfaceTemperature |
about 465 degrees Celsius
ⓘ
about 735 Kelvin ⓘ |
| visibilityFromEarth | very bright in Earth sky ⓘ |
Referenced by (81)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
Venus orbit
subject surface form:
BepiColombo
subject surface form:
Akatsuki
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
subject surface form:
Maya civilization
this entity surface form:
Shukra
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
Venus (planet)
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
planet Venus
this entity surface form:
Venus has a predominantly carbon dioxide atmosphere