Amazing Facts about Planet Venus in English
Keep reading this post to get complete information about Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system, second in distance from the Sun and sixth in size.
Interesting facts about planet Venus
1. Venus is the second planet in terms of distance from the Sun. Its distance from the Sun is approximately 108.2 Million KM.
2. The planet Venus is about four and a half billion years old.
3. A day on Venus is longer than a year. Because it takes 225 days to complete one revolution around the Sun and 243 Earth days to complete one revolution on its axis. Which is also the highest among all the planets present in the solar system.
4. Compared to all the planets of the solar system, Venus has the most similarity in size, orbit and structure with Earth. That is why it is also called the sister of the earth.
5. Venus is one of the five planets that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye without the help of a telescope.
6. The color of Venus appears light yellow because there are clouds of ‘Sulphuric Acid’ present here.
17 Interesting facts about planet Venus
7. Venus is the only planet which is named after a woman. It is named after the Roman god ‘Venus’, the symbol of love and beauty.
8. All the planets in our solar system rotate anti-clockwise on their axis, but Venus (and probably Uranus also) are the planets that rotate clockwise.
9. In 1970, the Soviet Union landed a spacecraft on Venus, which was the first spacecraft to land safely on any other planet except Earth.
10.There are more than 1600 volcanoes on Venus, which is the highest number compared to any other planet in the solar system.
Amazing Facts about Planet Venus
11. Venus is the brightest and hottest planet in our solar system. Its temperature can reach up to 462°C during the day and at night. The reason for it being so hot is the presence of 96.5% carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.
12. The wind speed on Venus can reach a speed of 724 Km per hour. Which is faster than any tornado that has come on earth till date.
13. The air pressure on Venus is 90 times more than that on Earth. This means, walking on Venus is like walking 1000 kilometers under sea water.
14. Till now no man-made object has been able to stay on Venus for more than 127 minutes.
15. The surface of Venus is so hot that a 16-inch pizza can be cooked in 7 seconds.
Amazing Facts about Planet Venus in English
16. If your weight on Earth is 100 kg, it will be 90 kg on Venus.
17. Just as Earth’s natural satellite is the Moon, Venus has no satellite or ring.