Facts about Venus
Venus is often called Earth’s sister planet due to its similar size and mass
Venus takes
243 Earth days
to rotate once, but only
225 Earth days
to orbit the Sun
A day on Venus (from one sunrise to the next) lasts
117 Earth days
Fierce winds reach
360 km/h
, and lightning storms rage through the atmosphere
Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, often called the "morning star" or "evening star".
Like Earth, Mars, and Mercury, it is a terrestrial planet, and Venus has no moons.