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| Average Distance From Sun 67.2 million miles (108.2 million km) Mass 0.815 (earth = 1).. Diameter 7520 miles (12,104 km) Surface Gravity 0.91 (earth = 1) Length of Day 243.16 days Length of Year 224.701 days Mean Surface Temperature 480* C Inclination to Axis 178 degrees Albedo 0.76 Escape Velocity 10.36 km/s Known Moons 0 |
| Venus is covered with thick, dense clouds. The planet suffers from a runaway greenhouse effect sending the temperatures skying up to almost 900 degrees F. Venus is essentially upside down as it rotates in the opposite direction compared to the other planets. This is called retrograde motion. Therefore, the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. |
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