Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. As the brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon, Venus can cast shadows and can be, on rare occasions, visible to the naked eye in broad daylight.
Information
Surface area: 460.2 million km²
Distance from Sun: 108.2 million km
Mass: 4.867 × 10^24 kg (0.815 M⊕)
The Days (And Years) Of Our Lives
| Planet | Rotation Period | Revolution Period |
|---|
| Venus | 243 days | 224.7 days |
| Earth | 0.99 days | 365.26 days |
| Mars | 1.03 days | 1.88 years |
| Jupiter | 0.41 days | 11.86 years |
Day
A day on Venus lasts for 243 Earth days or 5,832 hours! A day on Earth is 23.943 hours. Venus also rotates backwards compared to the Earth and most of the other planets.
Orbital velocity
| Venus | Ratio (Venus/Earth) |
|---|
| Synodic period (days) | 583.92 | - |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/s) | 35.02 | 1.176 |
| Max. orbital velocity (km/s) | 35.26 | 1.164 |
| Min. orbital velocity (km/s) | 34.79 | 1.188 |
Magnetic field
Venus is known not to have a magnetic field. The reason for its absence is not at all clear, but it may be related to a reduced intensity of convection in the Venusian mantle. Venus only has an induced magnetosphere formed by the Sun's magnetic field carried by the solar wind.
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