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Welcome to our site!
Here we will show you a little about our
planet, Venus. On this page there will be links to other sites about Venus. Hope you enjoy!
Sincerly,
Shea, Kelsey, & Miriam
| BRIEF SURVEY OF VENUS |
| Mean distance from sun |
107,700,000 km (67,000,000 mi) |
| Distance from earth: Least |
38,900,000 km (24,200,000 mi) |
| Distance from earth: Greatest |
260,000,000 km (162,000,000 mi) |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.01 |
| Inclination of orbit |
3.4° |
| Period of revolution |
225 earth days |
| Rotation period |
243 earth days (retrograde) |
| Mass (earth = 1) |
0.82 |
| Radius |
6050 km (3760 mi) |
| Mean density (water = 1) |
5.3 |
| Surface gravity (earth = 1) |
0.91 |
| Atmospheric pressure at surface (earth = 1 bar) |
96 bars |
| Mean surface temperature |
459°C (858°F) |
| Natural satellites |
0 |
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