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.
Aliases (2)
- Venus orbit ×1
- planet 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 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
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|
| 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 (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Magellan spacecraft
→
Venus Express → |
target |
|
Hesperus
("planet Venus")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Hesperus
→
|
celestialBody |
|
Cassini–Huygens
→
|
conductedFlybyOf |
|
Exploring Our Solar System
→
|
coversTopic |
|
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus
→
|
depicts |
|
Galileo spacecraft
→
|
flyby |
|
Sol
→
|
gravitationallyBinds |
|
BepiColombo
→
|
gravityAssistBody |
|
Solar System
→
|
hasComponent |
|
Solar System
→
|
hasPlanet |
|
Ptolemaic system
→
|
modelsMotionOf |
|
Magellan spacecraft
("Venus orbit")
→
|
orbitInsertion |
|
Vulcan
→
|
spouse |
|
Cassini–Huygens
→
|
usedGravityAssistFrom |