Solar System Reference Guide

Venus

AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM SUN:	108 MILLION KILOMETRES
NEAREST DISTANCE TO EARTH:	42 MILLION KILOMETRES
SURFACE TEMPERATURE:	480°C
ATMOSPHERE:	MOSTLY CARBON DIOXIDE GAS, CLOUDS OF ACID VAPOUR
DIAMETER:	12,140 KILOMETRES
MASS:	0.815 EARTH STANDARD
GRAVITY:	0.88 EARTH STANDARD
NUMBER OF MOONS:	NONE
VENUS YEAR:	225 EARTH DAYS
VENUS DAY:	243 EARTH DAYS
DIRECTION OF ROTATION:	CLOCKWISE

Because of its reflective atmosphere and proximity to the Sun, Venus shows as the unmistakeably bright object in the evening sky.
The planet itself is very much less appealing, underneath a dense layer of cloud, is a planet totally inhospitable. The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth & Sulphuric Acid regulary rains down, this is probably the result of an out of control "greenhouse effect".

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