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  1. VENUS
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  3. DISTANCE FROM THE SUN:
  4.                 MEAN                67,250,000 mi.   (108,230,000 km.)
  5. SHORTEST                            66,800,000 mi.   (107,500,000 km.)
  6. GREATEST                            67,700,000 mi.   (109,000,000 km.)
  7. CLOSEST APPROACH TO EARTH           25,000,000 mi.   (40,200,000 km.)
  8.  
  9. LENGTH OF YEAR (EARTH-DAYS)         225
  10. AVERAGE ORBITAL SPEED               22 mi. per sec.  (35 km. per sec.)
  11. DIAMETER AT EQUATOR                 7,570 mi.        (12,180 km.)
  12. ROATION PERIOD                      243 earth-days
  13. TILT OF AXIS (DEGREE)               10
  14. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE                 800°F.            (427° C.)
  15. ATMOSPHERE:
  16. PRESSURE                            294 lbs. per sq. in. (?)
  17.                                     (21 kg per cm2) (?)
  18. GASES                               CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN, WATER VAPOR
  19. MASS (EARTH=1)                      0.82
  20. DENSITY (WATER=1)                   5.2
  21. GRAVITY (EARTH=1)                   0.9
  22. NUMBER OF SATELLITES                O
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